The St Ann Police are set to increase their monitoring of several crash hotspots in the parish, to reduce road fatalities.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dwight Powell, who was speaking at the monthly meeting of the St Ann Municipal Corporation on January 12, said most of the road crashes in 2022 occurred along the North-South Highway, Llandovery Main Road, and Queens Highway in Discovery Bay.

Powell also noted that the parish recorded 36 fatal collisions that resulted in 47 deaths, compared to 32 fatal crashes, which resulted in 35 deaths in 2021.

He also said: “We have identified a few areas that are of cause for concern … places like the Llandovery Main Road, which remains a place to be policed constantly, and the North-South Highway, which gave us quite a few fatal collisions last year. We had quite a few problems down there on the Queens Highway last year and those are some areas that we will be putting some specific focus on this year in terms of road policing.”

Powell urged motorists to drive with caution and exercise good judgement in their use of the roadway.

He also commended the police for the management of traffic along sections of the North Coast Highway during the staging of several concerts during the Christmas and New Year periods.

He also expressed that the police will be putting measures in place to prevent a recurrence of traffic delays experienced for the Intimate Concert, which took place on New Year’s Day, when Rebel Salute is hosted at the venue today (January 20) and tomorrow.

–Jamaica Information Service