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Janet Silvera, Senior Gleaner Writer
WESTERN BUREAU:
A British tourist was last night killed in a hit-and-run accident along the Rose Hall main road in St James.
Diane Esty, believed to be in her mid 40s was killed approximately 11:15 p.m near the stop lights at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort and her body dragged several metres by three other vehicles.
She was later pronounced dead on the spot.
Esty is one of several persons to have been killed along the popular hotel strip in the past three years.
Her death has spurred further calls by the area chair of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, Omar Robinson, for street lights to be installed along the corridor, which is extremely dark at nights.
"I strongly believe that more should be done to control the speed of this built up area. It is way too dangerous for both hotel workers and tourists who use the corridor as pedestrians," said Robinson.
He also said although a number of stoplights have been installed at some of the entrances to hotels, motorists frequently speed along the thoroughfare, and break the traffic signals.
It's why Robinson is also suggesting that the entire elegant corridor should be a 50km/h zone instead of some sections being 50 km/h and others 80 km/h.
"There also needs to be more speed checks by the police and/or traffic authority," said Robinson.
WESTERN BUREAU:
A British tourist was last night killed in a hit-and-run accident along the Rose Hall main road in St James.
Diane Esty, believed to be in her mid 40s was killed approximately 11:15 p.m near the stop lights at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort and her body dragged several metres by three other vehicles.
She was later pronounced dead on the spot.
Esty is one of several persons to have been killed along the popular hotel strip in the past three years.
Her death has spurred further calls by the area chair of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, Omar Robinson, for street lights to be installed along the corridor, which is extremely dark at nights.
"I strongly believe that more should be done to control the speed of this built up area. It is way too dangerous for both hotel workers and tourists who use the corridor as pedestrians," said Robinson.
He also said although a number of stoplights have been installed at some of the entrances to hotels, motorists frequently speed along the thoroughfare, and break the traffic signals.
It's why Robinson is also suggesting that the entire elegant corridor should be a 50km/h zone instead of some sections being 50 km/h and others 80 km/h.
"There also needs to be more speed checks by the police and/or traffic authority," said Robinson.
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