Female driver arrested after hitting manhole worker

(CNS): The woman who was driving a Suzuki Vitara which hit a man who was working in a manhole in George Town on Friday has been arrested for a catalogue of driving offences. Police confirmed Monday that the woman was arrested on suspicion of careless driving and operating an unlicensed vehicle, driving without insurance and without a certificate of road worthiness. The female driver is believed to have struck the 22-year-old man as he was working in the manhole situated in South Church Street at the junction with Parsons Lane, George Town as she was attempting to make a turn at the same junction.

The man sustained multiple injuries and is currently in the Cayman Islands Hospital, where his condition is described as serious. Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident to contact George Town police station on 949-4222.