The Bermuda Police Service can now confirm the death of 23 year old Shawn Williams of Paget and extends condolences to his family and friends. 

Mr. Williams was seriously injured in a road traffic collision on Paynter’s Road near the junction with Harrington Sound Road in Hamilton Parish at 1:33am on Sunday. It appears that he was riding his motorcycle east along Paynter’s Road when he lost control of his cycle and hit a tree. Following the collision Shawn was admitted into the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, where he remained until his passing a few hours later.

A Family Liaison Officer has been assigned to Mr. Williams’s family to assist them at this difficult time and a full investigation into this fatal collision is underway. The Bermuda  Police Service  continues to appeal for any witnesses  to this fatal collision especially persons that may have information regarding the whereabouts of Mr. Williams the hours prior to 1:33am on Sunday December 21^st , to contact the Roads Policing Unit  on the main police telephone number 295-0011. 

This marks the 14^th road traffic fatality for 2014.