Man dies in motorcycle-cow crash

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A motorcyclist has succumbed to injuries he sustained when his motorcycle collided with a cow on the Lacovia main road in St Elizabeth Sunday night. Police named him as Craig Smith, 46, a mason of Church Corner district in Lacovia, St Elizabeth A police report said about 11:10 pm Smith was driving a white 2020 Hi Rev Missile motorcycle on the Lacovia main Road in a westerly direction without a headlamp on the motorcycle when it collided with a white cow that was standing on the roadway. He was flung from the motorcycle upon impact and found unresponsive at the scene. Police transported Smith to the Black River Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Statistics from the police show that up to 6:00 am on Monday, there were 283 fatalities from 245 crashes recorded on the nation’s roads, compared to 318 fatalities from 278 crashes for the corresponding period last year. — Kasey Williams