KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands Free Press has obtained a photo of the crash victim who lost control of his vehicle in Estate Kingshill this weekend.
Hakeem O. Alfred, 31, was positively identified as the man who died in a two-car collision on Northside Road in St. Croix early Saturday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
A concerned citizen called the 911 Emergency Call Center at 12:06 a.m. Saturday, reporting a two-vehicle auto accident and requesting an ambulance, according to the VIPD.
The caller also stated that someone was trapped in a vehicle. VIPD, Rescue, Fire and EMS were dispatched to the scene.
The preliminary investigation revealed that a Honda Civic was traveling south to north on the Northside Road Route 75 in the vicinity Jean Romney Drive, Kingshill area, when the driver lost control of the vehicle and went into the north bound lane and collided with a Toyota Tundra heading from north to south, police said.
The driver in the Honda Civic, Alfred, was transported to the Juan Luis Hospital by ambulance where he succumbed to his injuries sustained by the crash, VIPD Communications Director Glen Dratte said.
