Truck Driver Slapped With Several Charges Including Dangerous Driving
HIGHGATE, St Mary; July 28, 2026 (Updated with name, at 12:15, July 28)
A police service vehicle was involved in a collision while responding to reports of a hit-and-run incident in Highgate, St Mary, out of which a truck driver was slapped with several charges, including dangerous driving.
The St. Mary Police are investigating the motor vehicle collision involving a police service vehicle and a roll-back truck, along the Cumberland main road in Highgate, St. Mary, on Monday, July 27, 2026, at about 7:15 p.m.
Charged with multiple offences is 50-year-old George Gordon, businessman of Orange River district, Richmond, St Mary.
Reports indicate that police officers were responding to a hit-and-run report when they intercepted a truck matching the complainant’s description. Police say that upon seeing the marked police service vehicle with its emergency lights and siren activated, the driver of the truck allegedly lost control of the vehicle, which collided with the police unit before crashing into a concrete gate at a residence.
Residents at that house told the North Coast Times that no one was at home at the time.
The two police officers aboard the service vehicle sustained minor injuries and were treated at the Annotto Bay Hospital before being discharged. The truck driver also sustained injuries, received medical treatment, and was subsequently taken into police custody.
The truck driver has since been charged with Dangerous Driving, Driving Contrary to the Terms of a Driver’s Licence, Operating an Unlicensed Motor Vehicle, Operating a Motor Vehicle Without a Fitness Certificate, Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Insurance, and Refusing to Provide a Breath Sample.
Investigations into the collision are ongoing.
The St. Mary Police are appealing to all motorists to exercise caution while using the nation’s roadways. Drivers are reminded to obey the Road Traffic Act, maintain safe speeds, remain alert at all times, and promptly comply with lawful directions from members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, particularly during emergency responses.
