Woman dies in crash, man found dead on roadside
ST ELIZABETH — A woman died in a motor vehicle crash just west of Gutters in St Elizabeth, close to the border with Manchester on Thursday afternoon, and a few hours later the victim of a presumed traffic accident was found dead on the streets of Santa Cruz, police say.
In the first incident, shortly before 5:00 pm the woman, identified as Melrose Wedderburn of Westmoreland, died when the car in which she was a passenger ran out of control on the steep, winding road — made slippery by rain — and slammed into a truck. She died in hospital.
The driver of the car was also taken to hospital, reports say.
Meanwhile, police say that about 9:30 on Thursday night the body of 44-year-old Howard Harrison was found along Main Street in Santa Cruz. Police theorise that he may have been run over by a motor vehicle.
It is understood that Harrison, who was said to be mentally ill, had a habit of hopping on and off trucks.
