An autopsy was performed on the body of Mr. Michael Prendergast, aged fifty (50), of Cedar Grove, St. Peter’s, St. Kitts. The fatal traffic accident occurred at the Manor by the Sea Villas compound, in Frigate Bay on Thursday Sep. 25^th.

Police said he accelerated down a slope in a southeast direction, and collided with a retaining wall. Mr. Prendergast sustained severe injuries as a result of the collision and was subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene by the District Medical Officer.

This was the first road fatality in five (5) months and was the Federation’s 6^th road fatality for 2025.

The autopsy, which was conducted by Resident Pathologists, Dr Adrian Nuñez Quintana and Dr. Naudica Phillip, concluded that the cause of death was severe cranio-thoracic trauma by means of motor vehicular accident.