ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police are interesting to the general public for help in finding the motive force of a automobile concerned in a hit-and-run that claimed the lifetime of a lady in Santa Cruz on Sunday morning.
The sufferer has been recognized as 48-year-old Althea Gayle, a road sweeper from Santa Cruz.
In response to reviews, Gayle was strolling alongside Park Principal Street on her solution to church round 6:30 a.m. when she was struck by a automobile. The motive force fled the scene, leaving Gayle to succumb to her accidents on the spot.
Gene Hylton, a relative of the deceased, recounted listening to the sound of the collision however was devastated to be taught that Gayle was the sufferer. “We didn’t know that it was Althea, we personal Althea… I don’t know which one in every of them hit her,” she stated, struggling to carry again tears.
Police are urging anybody with details about the incident or the motive force to contact the Santa Cruz Police at 876-966-2289, Crime Cease at 311, or the closest police station.
The neighborhood of Santa Cruz has been left shaken by the tragedy, with residents expressing outrage on the driver’s failure to cease and provide help. Authorities are reminding motorists of their authorized and ethical obligations to cease and render help within the occasion of an accident.
Investigations are ongoing.
