IN JAMAICA: Fury after motorcyclist killed in Manchester crash

 BY KASEY WILLIAMS Staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com  Monday, November 30, 2020

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Tempers flared yesterday as residents of Battersea in Mandeville expressed anger after one of their own, a motorcyclist, was killed in a crash on the Winston Jones Highway.

Despite efforts by the police to quell tensions, residents reportedly hurled stones and bottles at the scene in mid-afternoon.

Relatives of the deceased man identified him as Tajay Millard.

When the Jamaica Observer arrived on the scene shortly after 1:00 pm yesterday, there was a strong police presence. Residents at the scene appeared to be on edge.

The crash, according to eyewitness reports, happened shortly before 1:00 pm. It involved a taxi and the motorcycle, which were travelling uphill towards Mandeville.

Millard was reportedly dragged on the road surface, pinned under the taxi.

Residents claim he was wearing a helmet.