Topic: hit and run
Cyclist hurt in hit-and-run
Police are searching for the driver of a white vehicle after a cyclist was knocked off their bike in a hit-and-run at a roundabout.
After months in coma, chef hurt in hit-and-run crash shows flicker of hope
A popular Caymanian chef, seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash over Easter, is still fighting for his life nearly four months later.
Hit-and-run driver who struck pedestrians three times over limit
A driver arrested following a hit-and-run involving two pedestrians on Saturday was found to be three times over the legal drink-driving limit.
Arrest made in latest hit-and-run bike collision
Police have arrested a 20-year-old woman from West Bay in relation to the hit-and-run incident that occurred on Friday.
Cyclist in critical condition after another hit-and-run
A bicyclist that was struck down on South Church Street yesterday remains in hospital in critical condition, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service said in a statement.
Another bicyclist struck by car on Cayman’s roads
At around 8:40pm Friday, a bicyclist was hit by a vehicle on South Church Street and transported to the hospital in George Town.
Tributes paid to loving father killed in Easter Monday hit-and-run
Grieving friends and colleagues have been paying tribute to Per Undheim, the cyclist killed in an early morning hit-and-run in Bodden Town on Easter Monday.
Cyclist killed in hit-and-run collision on Easter Monday
A cyclist was killed in an apparent hit-and-run incident in Bodden Town in the early hours of Easter Monday.
Cricketers raise funds for family of man killed by car
The Cayman Islands Gully Cricket Association, part of the Indian Cayman Community group, hosted a special tournament over the weekend in honour of Nikhil Rajput, who died after being struck by a car as he walked to work last month.
Hit-and-run driver still at large
Police say they are still searching for the driver who fled, leaving behind a path of destruction, after crashing into two vehicles and a George Town store front on Monday afternoon.
Hit-and-run collision witness grateful to be alive
Hair stylist Samantha Brown is today thanking her lucky stars after she escaped injury Monday when a hit and run driver crashed into the building where she worked on Shedden Road.
Driver arrested in Brac Boxing Day hit and run
A 28-year-old man has been arrested for the hit and run on Cayman Brac that landed one man in hospital on Boxing Day.
Police find Brac hit-and-run car, driver not yet located
Police say they have recovered a white Honda Fit that was used in a Boxing Day hit and run on Cayman Brac, which left one man nursing injuries. The driver has not been located.
Man injured in hit and run on Cayman Brac
Police are investigating a Boxing Day hit and run on West End Road East on Cayman Brac.
Man arrested after hit-and-run collision injures 2 pedestrians
Two pedestrians remain in stable condition at the Cayman Islands hospital after they were injured in a hit and run collision on Thursday night.
Coroner’s court: Brac hit-and-run death was ‘horrible accident’
Four and a half years after 55-year-old Mitchell Ryan was killed in a hit and run in Cayman Brac, an official cause of death has finally been recorded – misadventure.
Hit-and-run suspect fails in legal bid to have passport returned
The Grand Court has upheld a police decision not to return a passport to a Canadian man being investigated following a fatal collision, after he asked for his bail conditions to be varied so he can visit sick relatives back home.
No justice for most hit-and-run victims
Last month, when Magistrate Angelyn Hernandez signed off on a Coroner’s Court ruling into the 2019 death of Henry Robinson, she told the jury the reason his file came before them was that the driver in the hit-and-run collision was never found.
4 years on: Family calls for justice for Brac hit-and-run victim
For the last four years relatives of Cayman Brac resident Mitchell 'Mitchie' Ryan have been waiting for justice for the 56-year-old who was killed in a hit-and-run collision.
Cayman’s cyclists say only a ‘cultural change’ can prevent more fatalities
The tragic hit-and-run deaths of two cyclists in Grand Cayman last month has prompted the cycling community to ask for action to improve safety on the streets.
Family of young dad killed in hit-and-run ‘heartbroken’
The family of Daniel McFarlane, a 23-year-old cyclist who was killed in a hit-and-run collision on 29 March, say they are devastated by his death.
Anger and tears over waiter’s hit-and-run death
Friends of Italian national Abele Hiwet, here and around the world, are grieving the loss of the 38-year-old who was killed in a hit and run last week on West Bay Road.
Police name victim in hit-and-run collision
Police have named the victim of Wednesday morning's hit-and-run collision along West Bay Road as Abele Hiwet.
Cyclist killed in early morning hit-and-run collision
Police are investigating an early morning hit-and-run collision that claimed the life of a cyclist along West Bay Road.
Man arrested following cyclist hit and run
Police have arrested a 58-year-old man, of George Town, on suspicion of leaving the scene of a collision earlier this month in which a cyclist was injured.
Cyclist injured in hit and run
A female cyclist remained in hospital Friday after being struck by a car on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway near the Kimpton hotel on Wednesday morning.
One arrested, one hospitalised following hit-and-run
A woman has been arrested following a hit-a-run collision which left a motorcyclist with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Police urge drivers to be ‘more responsible’
Police are calling for more responsible driving on Cayman’s roads as more than 575 collisions have already been recorded this year.
Coroner’s court rules cyclist’s ‘horrible and tragic’ death misadventure
The coroner’s court has ruled that the 2016 death of cyclist Anthony Moore was the result of misadventure.
Police search for hit-and-run driver
Police are searching for the driver of a white Nissan Frontier who fled the scene of a collision in the early hours of Sunday morning in George Town.
Pedestrian struck in hit-and-run
Police are appealing for witnesses, after a pedestrian was injured in a hit-and-run collision last Thursday.
Pedestrian hospitalised after hit-and-run
One man remains in hospital after being injured in a hit and run collision on Smith Road Saturday night, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has confirmed.
Hit-and-run victim still hospitalised after two months, no suspect held
Nearly two months have passed since a woman was injured in a hit-and-run back in late August and she still remains hospitalised, in serious condition. No suspects have been detained in the incident, police have confirmed.
Woman in critical condition after hit-and-run in George Town
One woman is in critical condition in hospital after being struck in a hit-and-run on Shedden Road in George Town on Tuesday night.
Pedestrian injured in hit and run
A woman using a pedestrian crossing on West Bay Road was injured Wednesday night after being struck by a car which then left the scene.
Grand Court dates set; charges include firearms, burglary, wounding
Justice Roger Chapple presided in Grand Court on Friday when various trial dates were set, along with mentions for the sentencing of several defendants who pleaded guilty to charges against them.
NEW: Hit-and-run victim identified, GoFundMe page started
The cyclist who was killed in a hit-and-run incident in the early hours of Monday has been identified as Ignacio 'Nacho' Kirzner, a 21-year-old Argentinian national who lived in Cayman.
Police identify man killed in Brac hit-and-run
Police have confirmed the identity of the deceased in a suspected hit-and-run incident on Cayman Brac as 55-year-old Mitchell Marvin Ryan.
Police car damaged, officer injured in hit and run
A police officer suffered minor injuries when a vehicle traveling at high speed collided with the police car in which he was traveling Saturday morning.
Police renew appeal for witnesses in hit and run
Police are renewing an appeal for witnesses to an incident in which a driver struck a police officer with his car during a traffic stop last month.
Police inspector charged in hit-and-run
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Inspector who formerly ran the Traffic Management Unit has been charged with a number of offenses in relation to a June 10 hit-and-run crash that occurred near Hurley’s Supermarket.
Elderly cyclist struck in hit-and-run
A 69-year-old cyclist was injured in a hit-and-run collision early Saturday morning in George Town.
NEW: Cyclist injured in hit and run
A 69-year-old cyclist was injured in a hit-and-run collision early Saturday morning in George Town.
Hit and run case: Lack of evidence cited in senior fire officer’s acquittal
Former Acting Fire Chief John Sidney Bodden was acquitted in January after trial on charges of careless driving and leaving the scene of the accident. Magistrate Philippa McFarlane later released her reasons for the decision, a copy of which the Cayman Compass has received.
Hit-and-run victim’s family offers forgiveness
The family of hit-and-run victim Donnie Ray Connor say they did not want to see the man responsible for his death go to jail.
Hit-and-run driver jailed
An immigration officer was sentenced to three-and-a-half months in prison Friday for a hit-and-run incident which caused the death of a 59-year-old cyclist.
Immigration officer jailed 3.5 months for hit-and-run killing
An immigration officer has been jailed for three-and-a-half months for a hit-and-run incident which caused the death of a 59-year-old cyclist.
Man arrested in connection with hit-and-run
A 26-year-old George Town man is out on bail after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident, in connection with a hit-and-run incident in which a cyclist was seriously injured.
Paid leave continues for convicted immigration officer
A Cayman Islands immigration officer who pleaded guilty last week to causing death by careless driving will remain on paid leave with the department at least until his sentencing date.
Immigration officer pleads guilty in deadly hit-and-run case
Nicholas Patrick Tibbetts pleaded guilty Friday to one criminal charge against him that resulted from a deadly April 2015 hit-and-run car accident.
Family plea to hit-and-run driver: ‘Give yourself up’
The family of a 34-year-old man killed in a hit-and run incident at the weekend have appealed to the driver responsible to “do the right thing” and “give yourself up.”
