Shortly before 12:30AM today, 8 August, the 9-1-1 Communications Centre received a report that a CAT excavator was parked along the roadside on Anton Bodden Drive, Bodden Town, with the excavator arm extending into the roadway.

Shortly afterwards it was reported that a vehicle had collided with the excavator arm. Police, along with the Cayman Islands Fire Service and Emergency Medical Services, attended the location and observed the driver of the vehicle, who had sustained injuries to his head. The man, who is a senior politician, was transported to the Cayman Islands Hospital to be treated for his injuries, which appear to be non-life-threatening. He remains in hospital at this time.

Police attended the hospital but were unable to conduct further inquiries as the driver was undergoing immediate medical care. A request for a sample of blood was made to the attending physician for investigative purposes. The matter remains under investigation.

Police are also investigating how the excavator arm came to be extending into the roadway at the time of the collision.

Anyone with information about the collision or the excavator is asked to contact the Traffic & Roads Policing Unit at 649-6254. 

Anonymous tips can be provided directly to the RCIPS via our Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777, or via our website.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously via the Cayman Crime Stoppers website or by downloading the Cayman Crime Stoppers app.