Men claiming to be Benz drivers in fatal Ocho Rios crash surrender to police

Two men who have identified themselves as the drivers of the two Mercedes-Benz motor cars involved in Saturday’s fatal crash in Ocho Rios, St Ann are now in police custody.

The men, accompanied by their lawyers, surrendered at the Ocho Rios Police Station today.

They are expected to be questioned.

The police reported on Saturday that the Benz drivers had allegedly removed the licence plates from the vehicles following the crash, which claimed the lives of four teenagers.

The deceased have been identified as Shantana Leonard, 17, of Brown’s Town High School in St Ann; Kenneil Lyle, 16, of Iona High School in St Mary; and Marcodine Maxwell, 16, and Rajani Abdul, both students of Oracabessa High School in St Mary.

Lyle, Maxwell and Abdul were passengers in the third car involved in the crash, which was being driven by Leonard, according to the police.

The St Ann police reported that the two Mercedes-Benz motor cars were travelling along DaCosta Drive at a very “high speed” when one of the luxury vehicles attempted to overtake the other.

It reportedly veered into the path of the oncoming Toyota motor car carrying the teenagers, crashing into its left front section and forcing it into the right lane.

The other Mercedes-Benz also crashed into the Toyota, resulting in significant damage to all three vehicles.

The police also claimed that the licence plates on the two Mercedes-Benz motor cars involved in the crash were hastily removed by the occupants before they fled the scene along with the drivers.

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