Shane Superville
A 51-year-old man from St James died in a car crash along the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway in El Socorro on Sunday night.
Police said around 11.25 pm, officers from the Barataria Police Station responded to a report of an accident and found a gold Nissan Almera in a drain just south of the highway. A short distance away, they discovered the body of Adrian Lessey with severe injuries to his midsection.
Investigators believe Lessey lost control of the vehicle and crashed into concrete traffic barricades, which showed fresh scratches and impact marks.
A district medical officer declared him dead at the scene. Police towed the vehicle to the Barataria Police Station.
Traffic and Highway Patrol officers assisted in managing the flow of traffic around the crash site.