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Updated Appeal: 18 Year Old Jen-Naya Simmons Fatal Collision Investigation
Thu, 2019-03-07
Sergeant Dorian Astwood, Roads Policing Unit - Good Day,
Thank you for joining us today. I am Police Sergeant Dorian Astwood of the Bermuda Police Service Roads Policing Unit.
Many of you may recall on July 15th, 2018, in the early hours of that morning, young, vibrant Jen-Naya Simmons, who was only 18 years of age, had her life tragically taken, after being involved in a road traffic collision.
Read MoreBermuda Police Service Recruitment Underway
Thu, 2019-03-07
The Bermuda Police Service is currently recruiting, with interested candidates invited to apply for consideration as a Constable.
Constable applicants:
must have a high school diploma or GED.
must be between 19 and 49 years of age.
Motorcyclist Hurt in Somerset Road Collision This Morning [Updated]
Thu, 2019-03-07
Around 7am today (March 7th) police, fire and ambulance personnel responded to a reported collision on Somerset Road in Sandys parish near the junction with Wilson Place.
Initial information indicates that a car and a motorcycle were involved with the rider, believed to be a 35 year old Warwick man, sustaining a leg injury.
He was transported to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance and at last check was listed in stable condition.
Upcoming Road Sobriety Checkpoints: March 8th – 10th
Mon, 2019-03-04
The Bermuda Police Service would like to advise the public that the next series of road sobriety checkpoints (as specified in the Official Gazette Notice Tuesday, February 26th) will be conducted starting this Friday, March 8th.
The checkpoints will be in effect in Hamilton parish, Devonshire, Pembroke, Paget, Warwick and Southampton on Friday, March 8th, Saturday, March 9th and Sunday, March 10th.
Second Road Fatality of 2019: 39 Year Old Shannon-Hugh Davis
Sun, 2019-03-03
The Bermuda Police Service can now confirm the death of 39 year old Mr. Shannon-Hugh Davis and extends sincere condolences to his family and friends.
Mr. Davis – understood to be a Hamilton parish resident – was seriously injured when the motorcycle he was riding east was struck by a 38 year old male motorcyclist traveling in the opposite direction on North Shore Road in Hamilton parish, between Trinity Church Road and Panorama Drive, around 6:40pm Friday, March 1st.
Reported Serious Collision on North Shore Road in Hamilton Parish [Updated]
Fri, 2019-03-01
At 6:41pm police and first responders attended a report of a road traffic collision that took place on North Shore Road at the junction of Panorama Drive in Hamilton Parish.
It appears that two males on separate motorcycles were traveling in opposite directions on North Shore Road when the rider who was traveling west attempted overtaking a car and in the process he hit the car and subsequently collided with a motorcyclist traveling in an easterly direction.
Sudden Death of 41 Year Old Javon Gardner
Fri, 2019-03-01
The Bermuda Police Service can now confirm the death of 41 year old Mr. Javon Gardner and extends sincere condolences to his family and friends.
Mr. Gardner was found by a member of his family in an unresponsive state around 11:15am Thursday, February 28th in his Malabar Close, Sandys parish home and later pronounced dead at the scene by an on call doctor.
Foul play is not suspected and a cause of death is being examined.
Sudden Death of 66 Year Old Roderick Benjamin
Thu, 2019-02-28
The Bermuda Police Service can now confirm the death of 66 year old Mr. Roderick Benjamin and extends sincere condolences to his family and friends.
Mr. Benjamin was found by a member of the public in an unresponsive state around 10:30pm Wednesday, February 27th on the Railway Trail in the Loyal Hill, North Shore Road Devonshire area.
Death of 41 Year Old Man [Updated]
Thu, 2019-02-28
The Bermuda Police Service can confirm the death of a 41 year old male who was found by a member of his family in a non-responsive state in his dwelling in Malabar Close in Sandys at 11:15am today.
The man was pronounced dead a short time after by an on call physician and no further information will be given until the next of kin has been notified.
Foul play is not suspected.
22 Year Old Male Rider Hurt in Paget Crash Treated & Discharged
Thu, 2019-02-28
A 22 year old man hurt in a reported single vehicle motorcycle crash that occurred around 8pm Wednesday, February 27th was treated at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and later discharged.
Apparently the 22 year old rider – said to be a Paget resident – struck a kerb in the Trimingham Road, Trimingham Hill Paget area.
