Woman dies after being hit by car in Ocho Rios; driver arrested

A woman died after being hit by a motor vehicle in Ocho Rios, St. Ann this morning.

Dead is Claudette Thorpe of Petersfield district St. Mary.

The driver of the car has been arrested.

Reports are that about 6:10 a.m. the driver of a white Toyota Mark X motor car lost control of the vehicle.

The car swerved erratically along the roadway, climbed the sidewalk where Thorpe was walking, hitting her.

The vehicle then hit a wooden utility pole and came to a stop.

The driver exited the vehicle and fled the scene.

Thorpe was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Relatives of the driver later handed him over to the police.