The RCIPS has received multiple queries regarding the collection of a blood sample from the driver involved in the collision on Anton Bodden Drive on 8 August.
Following discussions with the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the CI Health Services Authority, the Commissioner of Police has opened an internal investigation into the circumstances under which a sample of blood was not obtained from the driver for investigative purposes following the collision.
A review of section 86 (2) of the Traffic Act, which concerns the circumstances under which a specimen of blood or urine can be taken following a collision, is ongoing. In its current form this section does not address situations where a patient is unconscious or cannot give consent because of his/her condition. The RCIPS policy on testing of drivers following a collision is also being reviewed.
As such, no further comment on the matter will be made at this time. The investigation into the collision remains ongoing.
In addition, a third juvenile male was arrested earlier this week in relation to the excavator involved in the collision.
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