February 16, 2021 –Police Assigned to the St. Catherine South Division are appealing to possible witnesses to come forward as they investigate the death of a man in an alleged fatal accident on the Hellshire main road in St. Catherine on Sunday, December 20, 2020.
Information received from the Hellshire Police is that 59-year-old Ernesto Montgomery of Eastridge Close, Hellshire, St. Catherinewas reported missing by a relative on the morning of December 21, 2020 after he did not return from his routine morning exercise the previous day.
Investigations revealed that Montgomery was taken to the Spanish Town Hospital for treatment following the alleged incident, and later transferred to the Kingston Public Hospital where he died on Thursday, December 24, 2020.
The investigation has hit a bump as the officers are not able to identify a scene or eye witnesses.
The Police are therefore appealing to residents who may have witnessed the incident to contact the Hellshire Police at 876-939-9446, police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.