Accidents

Man Dies After Motorcycle Crashes Into Large Rock; Incident Marked Third Vehicular Death in St. Thomas in Two Weeks

ST. THOMAS — A man was pronounced dead on the scene Sunday afternoon following what the V.I. Police Department says was a single vehicle accident in Estate Canaan. According to V.I.P.D. Director of Communications Glen Dratte, on Sunday at about 4:10 p.m., a firefighter with the V.I. Fire Service reported to the 911 Emergency Call Center a motorcycle collision in the area of Estate Canaan. Upon arrival of emergency personnel, contact was made with a black male, identified by next of kin as 59-year-old Vincent Henley, who was lying unresponsive in the grass on the western side of the roadway. A preliminary investigation by the V.I.P.D.'s Traffic Investigation Bureau revealed that Henley was riding a motorcycle traveling from Magens Bay and heading westward when he lost control and struck a large rock on the left side of the roadway. He was thrown from the scooter and into the grass where his head struck another large rock, according to the V.I.P.D. investigation. No other vehicles wer...