Body found at Island Farm crash site where cop died
The police are yet to official identify the body, however, information reaching Old Harbour News is that it is that of 31-year-old Marshall March, a resident of Herring Lane, Church Pen.
It is believed that March was a pillion on the motorbike ridden by Constable Renardo Spence who died at the same location following a vehicular accident with car about 1:15 am.
March's family members became concern of his whereabouts after making several attempts to contact him.
Relatives were having discussions to file a formal missing person report with the police when they received information that a body resembling that of Marshall was found.
It is understood that Marshall’s body was discovered in a thick grassy area by a teen boy who was searching for his goats.
An alarm was raised and a large crowd quickly descended at the scene causing a massive traffic jam in the process.
Questions will certainly be raised regarding how the officers at the scene did not discover that a third person was involved in the crash that claimed the life of Constable Spence and left the driver of the Toyota Fielder hospitalized.
But poor visibility of the area and the absence of any eyewitness would have obfuscated the investigative process.
What is also certain is that the death of March has plunged the Church Pen community further into mourning as they try to come to terms with the loss of Spence.
Both men are childhood friends and natives of Herring Lane.
New information also reaching Old Harbour News is that they were both coming from a night club in Gutters, roughly 100 metres from where they met their untimely death.
A proficient football player, Marshall was employed at the Best Dressed Chicken factory at the time he died.
Meanwhile, it is advised that motorists used alternate routes as traffic has backed up several miles either side of the scene.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated.
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