Sun, 2010-01-24

Injury RTC/Impaired Driving - Around 11:10pm on Saturday, Police attended a reported single vehicle road traffic collision resulting in injury on North Shore Road in Hamilton parish, near the junction with Radnor Road. It appears that a van was traveling west on North Shore Road when the driver, a 31 year old Warwick man, lost control and collided with a wall. As a result the van ended up across the road, blocking both lanes and traffic was diverted away from the scene. The Warwick man reportedly sustained facial injuries and a broken right shoulder. He was taken to KEMH via ambulance for treatment, where he is currently in stable condition on a general ward. The 31 year old Warwick man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of impaired driving. The van received extensive front end damage. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

Around 9:20pm on Friday, Police attended a reported single vehicle road traffic collision resulting in injury on Middle Road in Devonshire , near the junction with Montpelier Road. It appears that a motorcycle was traveling east on Middle Road when the rider, a 55 year old Devonshire man, lost control and collided with a wall. The Devonshire man reportedly sustained injuries to his left foot and left hand as well as abrasions to his body. He was taken to KEMH via ambulance for treatment; however, he was subsequently arrested on suspicion of impaired driving. The motorcycle received moderate damage. Inquiries into this incident are underway.

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