MARIGOT—Some three persons were handed a fine on Wednesday night when the gendarmes and territorial police conducted a joint control in the Agrement area. Commandant of the gendarmerie Stephanne Arrousseau said the gendarmes would the conducting random controls and the helicopter would be used to assist the patrols on the ground. Mostly the use of the helicopter is to provide light in dark and shady areas.
The release states that some 30 gendarmes and an undisclosed amount of territorial police participated in the operation. Fines were issued for driving without a driver’s license, riding without a helmet, and not having a valid insurance.
In an unrelated incident, a 17-year-old girl was is nursing injuries she sustained after being knocked down by one of two vehicles that were involved in an accident in Orient Bay on Thursday.
According to the release, a car was exiting the lower entrance and the driver somehow misjudged the timing of his exit causing him to hit by a truck coming from the left.
Due to the impact, the car was thrown back to the sidewalk, hitting the pedestrian.
