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Nearly 800 traffic offenders caught in Operation Clyro so far

Police say that they have so far caught 794 drivers breaking the law in the latest road safety drive, with offences including speeding, unlicensed vehicles and having illegal tint on car windows.

Man dead, another arrested after apparent road rage incident

Police are investigating an intense bout of road rage that left one man dead and another in custody.
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Police: Expect rolling road closures

Police are advising the public to expect rolling road closures on Sunday 9 July across parts of George Town as officers facilitate the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority’s annual 5K walk/run.

Police contact driver of car that struck tourist

Police have contacted the driver of a car that struck a pedestrian in George Town earlier this month.
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Dozens of tickets issued for multiple driving offences

Police efforts to curb bad driving across Grand Cayman have resulted in more than five dozen tickets being issued over the past long weekend, the majority of which were for speeding.

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.

Fitness-to-plea report holds up fatal accident case

An outstanding fitness-to-plea report has prevented Tarrick Crawford from entering a plea to a charge of causing death by dangerous driving, nearly 18 months after a single-vehicle accident which claimed the life of Shayne Ewart.

The Resh Hour: 94 hit-and-run collisions in 2021

New RCIPS Traffic and Roads Policing Unit Head Andre Tahal has expressed concern over the increase in hit-and-runs and a general sense of poor driver behaviour on local roads.

Nine arrested and 30 ticketed in police traffic operation

Nine people have been arrested on suspicion of DUI as part of a police initiative launched Friday dubbed 'Operation Quaker'.

Victim in Cayman Brac single car crash identified

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has identified Eddie Ray Martin of Cayman Brac as the victim in last week Friday’s fatal accident.

Man arrested for allegedly causing death by careless driving

A West Bay man, 38, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and driving whilst impaired in connection with a fatal accident on Sunday that claimed the life of a 31-year-old motorcyclist, also of West Bay.

North West Point Road motorcycle accident ends with one dead

One person has died from a Sunday night collision involving a motorcycle and car.

Dump truck, pickup truck collide, leaving driver with life-threatening injuries

Two people were sent to hospital, one with life-threatening injuries, after a dump truck and pickup truck collided in Prospect. Police say the accident happened...

Head-on collision sends two to hospital with serious injuries

Two people are in the hospital with serious injuries following an early morning head-on collision. Police say the accident occurred shortly after 7am today, 6...

80 tickets issued in WB traffic operation

Police have issued 80 tickets during a week-long traffic operation in West Bay. 

Shayne Ewart named as victim of fatal crash

Police have named Shayne Anthony Ewart as the person who died in Saturday's early morning crash. It was the first fatal accident of 2021.

Police launch holiday road safety campaign

Police have launched their annual road safety campaign, which will seek to crack down on drivers who try to run afoul of the law.

Police name pedestrian in fatal accident

Police have confirmed that Jamaican national Paul Andrew Wright was the pedestrian who died from injuries sustained when he was hit by a car last week.

Bad driving contributing to clogged roads

Head of the Traffic and Roads Policing Unit says finding a traffic solution is important, adding that drivers also have to exercise more due care on Cayman's roads.

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