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Man killed in hit and run in Portmore

Published:Monday | April 21, 2025 | 10:53 AM
The Portmore Traffic Department is investigating the matter. - File photo

The police are searching for the driver of a motor car which was involved in a fatal hit and run along Municipal  Boulevard in Portmore, St Catherine, on Sunday night.

The victim has been identified as 28-year-old Gavin Blake, of Roaring River district, Steer Town, St Ann.

Reports are that about 10:15 p.m., Blake was walking along the roadway in Greater Portmore when he was hit by a white motor car which did not stop.

Blake was assisted to the Spanish Town Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The Portmore Traffic Department is investigating the matter. 

- Rasbert Turner

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