KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police Commissioner, Antony Anderson, says until unruly motorists face the proper consequences for breaches of the Road Traffic Act, lawlessness on the nation’s roads will continue to prevail.

Anderson was speaking at the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) monthly digital press briefing on Tuesday, where he revealed that the minibus driver involved in Tuesday morning’s eight-vehicle crash on Constant Spring Road had 120 outstanding tickets.

“The Coaster bus ploughed into the back of one vehicle pushing it into other vehicles. The vehicle it ploughed into seemed to have been a black pick-up and it had stopped. Interestingly enough when I had them check on the driver of that Coaster, he had 120 outstanding tickets,” Anderson said.

“This is a point that I have been making, that in this whole business of what happens on our roads, when the police issue these tickets it matters or we will continue having these kinds of people doing all kinds of things on the road.”

The JCF on Tuesday morning reported that traffic delays were to be expected along Constant Spring Road following the crash. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

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In light of the crash, Anderson revealed that there have been recent discussions about when the new regulations of the Road Traffic Act would come into force. He said there are challenges in the system that must be addressed with “proper consequences associated with breaches of the Traffic Act.”

“He [the Coaster bus driver] like others, have multiple outstanding tickets and once we deal with that you will see order return to the roads,” the top cop said.