Traffic Victim Named As Earlston Kavon Smith

The Bermuda Police have officially named the gentleman who tragically died on Bermuda’s roads this morning [Oct 11] as Earlston Kavon Bailey Smith. Mr Smith was shot in the lower body a few weeks ago.

Around 4am this morning, Police & first responders attended the scene of a single vehicle road traffic collision at the junction of Crow Lane and Corkscrew Hill in Pembroke. As a result they came upon Mr. Smith in a non-responsive state a few feet away from his motorcycle which was extensively damaged. He was later pronounced dead at the scene by an on call physician at 4:41am.

The Bermuda Police Service, as well as Bernews, extends condolences to the family & friends of the deceased. Any witnesses to this collision or anyone with any information is encouraged to contact PC Timothy Evelyn of the Roads Policing Unit on 299-4390.

This marks the 2nd fatality of the month, 2nd in that area this year, and the 10th road traffic fatality of 2010:

1. 22 yr old Adam Goodwin died on Oct 3 after a bike accident in Smith’s
2. 20 yr old Geoffrey Burns died on Sept 1 after a bike accident in Paget
3. 28 yr old Katrina Flood died on June 12 after a bike accident on East Broadway
4. 27 yr old Omar Sutton died on May 29 after a collision with a truck
5. 69 yr old Derek Smith died on April 24, weeks after being struck by a motorcycle
6. 41 yr old Andre Hendrickson died on April 17 after being struck by a car while walking
7. 26 yr old Carlton Darrell died on April 2nd after a single vehicle accident in Devonshire
8. 23 yr old Dareiko Simons died on Jan 9 after his bike collided with a car in Sandys
9. 21 yr old Earl Ingemann died after a Jan 1st car crash, man arrested & charged in connection

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