78-Yr-Old Arrested After Striking Parked Trailer
[Updated - A 78-year-old taxi driver struck a parked cargo trailer on Front Street, and was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving, and failed the alco-analyser test.]
Traffic flow is being diverted away from a portion of Front Street this afternoon [Sept 4] due to a collision between a taxi and a container trailer.
The accident occurred shortly after 1:00pm, with it appearing that a taxi was heading east on Front Street by the Supermart when it veered off course into the back of an open stationary container.
A police spokesperson said: “Motorists are advised that due to a reported damage only collision on Front Street, traffic traveling out of the City of Hamilton along Front Street is currently being diverted up Court Street. However, traffic traveling into the City of Hamilton is still able to proceed along Front Street.
“Once the collision has been cleared, traffic will be allowed to flow along Front Street as per normal again. The patience and cooperation of the motoring public is appreciated during this temporary traffic diversion.”
Update 2.08pm: The collision has been cleared, and the traffic is now flowing normally on Front Street.
Update 6.12pm: The 78-year-old taxi driver was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving, and failed the alco-analyser test.
A police spokesperson said: “Around 1pm on Tuesday, September 4th police and first responders were dispatched to a reported two vehicle damage only collision at the junction of Front Street and Fagan’s Alley in the City of Hamilton.
“It appears that a taxi was traveling along Front Street when it collided with a parked cargo trailer. The driver of the taxi, a 78 year old Southampton man, was not injured and later arrested on suspicion of impaired driving. He subsequently failed the alco-analyser test and was detained.
“The taxi sustained extensive front end damage. Traffic traveling out of the City of Hamilton along Front Street was temporarily diverted up Court Street as a result; however the section of Front Street where the collision occurred has since returned to normal traffic flow. Inquiries into this collision are ongoing and a court appearance for the taxi driver is anticipated in due course.”
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Maybe he didn’t see the big container with the open doors?
Check the driver’s cellphone & texting records.
Can’t be used as evidence, judge threw out clear evidence of innocence in a recent case with an untruthful police officer, if they do that I guess the person can appeal and reclaim their $$$.
Whilst your at it check the waste of time and money, mandatory distraction of a GPS.
GPS? In Bermuda?
Gps forces on cabbies years ago at their own expense so that bosses would know when they were slouching off. Never took off for years, now there is talk of it coming into place again for real.
Not really surprising given the way Taxi drivers drive on this island. Probably the worst drivers on the road and they make a living off it. They should have higher standard for taxi drivers and increased penalties if they get caught with an infraction. It really is appalling the way some drive.
The killing thing is that they pay the least to use the road to earn their profits, about the same as a class A car, yet they moan & moan & moan about costs.
It makes me so frustrated when a taxi just slows down and stops in the road or decides to turn with no thought to out on an indicator. Indicators are there for a reason, please use them.
Or how about this one……your driving along the road and you see a taxi pull up to a stop sign on your left, he looks you right in the eye (to make sure you see him) and then pulls out in front of you forcing you to slam on your brakes to avoid hitting him. This happens on almost a dailey basis.
Taxi drivers are by far the worst drivers on the road.
Or this one, a U turn WHEREVER AND WHENEVER they like….I just shake my head in disbelief. The absolute worst drivers in history.
My personal favourite is when they switch lanes by just moving into it and then turning on their indicator. I alsmot hit two taxis in the same week outside of M&M’s because of this.
Living the dream!
Someone call Furbert. This is a travesty! Taxi drivers unite it is time for a strike. Not drinking is un-Bermudian so this outstanding citizen should be commended for his alcoholic intake and age. What happened to respecting our elders?????
He’ll probably argue that he had a BIG bowl of fish chowder at lunch and someone must have put a little extra black rum in the chowder.
Or that he simply stopped at Double Dip for some Rum Raisin ice cream that appeared to be extra potent.
Hey Dude that song “it’s five o’clock somewhere”, does not apply to you. You are responsible for other peoples lives!
yup, l bet the tourist are gonna find this “vile” there Mister minister…..
Wow! This is what you call 7 strikes in one. 1) He hits a parked trailer. 2) He fails the breathalyzer. 3) His insurance won’t cover him. 4) He gets to appear in court. 5) He will loose a $1,000.00. 6) He looses his license and his job.
After all, at his age um sure he has it all figured out… Medication takes longer to digest with juice. It fermented your honor…
What in heaven’s name is a 78 year old doing driving taxi anyway, I think after 75 they should stop, most 78 year olds are not in the best of health and when you add alcohol to the equation it’s even worse.
Just my opinion
Didn’t think men still drank bay rum ? What , he’s ’78 ? Probably bought the last of it from White’s . Yup he tore that friggin taxi up . I bet his wife’s really pissed off . Messin with her bingo money .
This is OUTRAGEOUS…….. Bermuda, wake up….. 78 yrs old … driving a taxi…. 1:00 pm in the afternoon….did he have tourists in the car….. oh my god…… only in Bermuda… BERMUDA IS DEFINATLEY ANOTHER WORLD! Let’s see what the consequences will be for this……thank god he didn’t kill someone.
So quick to judge.
The old man driving the taxi was clearly swallied.
…and they claim its the bloggers causing tourists to rethink a trip to the island! Ha!
And this drunken a$$ was driving tourists around? He could have killed a tourist damn it!!!
COME TO BERMUDA…BERMUDA IS SO MUCH MORE!
Geesh Pops, u were micing or what!
Glad no one was hurt.
He also could have killed a pedestrian. I had quite literally crossed there minutes before!
I hope that he is okay. What did he have for lunch or was the sun in his face?
read the article – it appears that he had RUM for lunch. i’m sure he’s not the only one.
haha a 78 year old man driving a taxi drunk at 1pm.
These are the people that raised a generation.
Again, we can add this to the list of why tourists are not coming. Stinky run-down beach toilets, gangs attacks on buses, and drunk taxi drivers. The list keeps on growing but its the bloggers faults right?