News June 13 2026

Driver sought in deadly Ocho Rios hit-and-run in now police custody

Updated June 13 2026 1 min read

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The driver in Saturday morning's fatal hit-and-run crash on Main Street in Ocho Rios, St Ann, is now in police custody. 

Senior Superintendent Carlos Russell, head of the St Ann Police Division, told The Gleaner that the suspect was handed over to the police by a relative this afternoon. 

The crash claimed the life of Claudette Thorpe

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