The first traffic fatality for the year was recorded on Grand Bahama over the weekend when a car driven by a man believed to be in his 60s plunged overboard into a canal, police reported yesterday. <\/p>\n
The accident occurred around 3:10 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Coral Road and Bahama Reef Boulevard.<\/p>\n
Police said that a female resident was driving her car north along Coral Road when she was “side swiped” by a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n
The driver told officers that as her car came to a stop she noticed that the vehicle that had hit her had disappeared and she also heard a very loud noise.<\/p>\n
When police arrived on the scene, officers noticed a trail of tire marks leading to a fence that had been knocked down and ending at the edge of nearby canal.<\/p>\n
A police diver discovered a dark green and grey 1994 Toyota Windom resting on its roof at the bottom of the canal.<\/p>\n
A black male, neatly dressed and believed to be in his 60s, was found in the car.<\/p>\n
The body was transported to the morgue at the Rand Memorial Hospital.<\/p>\n
Investigations continue.<\/p>\n
In other crime news: <\/p>\n
Grand Bahama police were yesterday trying to determine how a black travel bag containing 30.5 pounds of cocaine with a street value of around $400,000 ended up onboard an American Airlines flight bound for Miami.<\/p>\n
Freeport airport police reported that around 8:10 a.m. on New Year’s Eve, US Customs officers, assisted by a K-9 Unit officer, were conducting a routine pre-departure check of baggage when they noticed the black bag that had been tagged for the flight.<\/p>\n
When officers opened the bag they discovered that it contained 13 kilos or 30.5 pounds of cocaine taped in plastic packages.<\/p>\n
Grand Bahama Drug Enforcement Unit officers who are now trying to determine how the bag got aboard the aircraft confiscated the unclaimed bag.<\/p>\n
The drugs were transported to New Providence aboard an OPBAT helicopter for further investigations.<\/p>\n
From: The Bahama Journal<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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