October 5 - Weekly Review
Tue, 2010-10-05
The Bermuda Police Service continues to advise the motoring public to slow down and to drive as well as ride responsibly on the island’s roads. Additionally, we urge those traveling in cars to use their seatbelts at all times and make sure any children traveling in the vehicle are appropriately restrained. Those traveling on motorcycles should always fasten their helmets and avoid making a third lane.
During the week of Monday, September 27th – Monday, October 4th 2010 there were:
- Reported Injury Collisions = 28
- Reported Damage Only Collisions = 39
- Arrests on Suspicion of Impaired Driving = 4
- Vehicles Reported Taken Without Their Owners’ Consent = 13
- Number of vehicles reported stolen by parish: St. George’s = 1, Hamilton parish = 1, Devonshire = 1, Pembroke = 5, Paget = 1, Warwick = 2 and Sandys parish = 2.
Most of the vehicles removed were either auxiliary cycles or motorcycles with 1 pedal cycle also reported stolen during the period. Of the 13 vehicles reported stolen, none were subsequently recovered.
Witness Appeal - Confirmed Firearm Incident on Parsons Road
Three men have been arrested in connection with the confirmed firearm incident that occurred on Parsons Road in Pembroke around 10:30am on Monday. Police continue to appeal for any witnesses, particularly anyone who may have seen a man riding a white scooter type motorcycle in the Parsons Road area around the time of the shooting. Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact the Serious Crime Unit at 295-0011 or the independent confidential Crime Stoppers Bermuda hotline on 800-8477.
Injury RTC
Around 2:05am on Tuesday, Police attended a reported single vehicle road traffic collision resulting in injury on Scaur Hill in Sandys parish. It appears that a motorcycle was traveling along Scaur Hill when the rider, a 33 year old Warwick man, lost control. He was injured and taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment; however his injuries are not believed to be life threatening. The motorcycle received moderate damage. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
