20-Yr Old Police Officer Dies in Hanover Crash

A 20-year-old Constable reportedly died in a motor vehicle collision along the Orange Bay main road in Hanover on Sunday.

He has been identified as Daemoy Witter, a police constable at the Negril Police Station in Westmoreland.

According to the Green Island Police, at approximately 3:30 pm, Constable Witter was driving a Honda Civic motorcar when on reaching a section of the roadway he allegedly lost control of the vehicle, which collided into a Toyota Coaster transporting tourists.

A Toyota Altis which was being driven by another officer also crashed into the Honda Civic. Constable Witter was pronounced dead at hospital while the injured officer and a tourist were treated for minor injuries and released. One Canadian national remains in hospital for observation.

Several images of  Witter’s mangled Honda Civic have surfaced online following the incident.

Investigations continue.

Source: Loop Jamaica