St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands – The Virgin Islands Police Department is pleased to announce the arrest of 64-year-old Mr. Cedric Richardson on April 29, 2025, in connection with the collision that resulted in the death of a pedestrian, 54-year-old Christina Finney. Richardson was charged with Involuntary Manslaughter and Leaving the Scene of an Accident, his bail was set at $50,000.
The Traffic Investigation Bureau Officers were dispatched by the 911 Emergency Call Center on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at approximately 7:17 p.m., to investigate a collision involving a pedestrian, which occurred on Queen Mary Highway (Route 70) in the vicinity of the Market Supermarket.
Upon arrival at the scene, preliminary investigation revealed that the pedestrian was walking eastbound in the eastbound lane when she was struck from behind. The driver left the scene of the collision, and no one reported being involved in a collision with a pedestrian via 911 or any police station in the St. Croix district that evening. The pedestrian was identified at the scene by her next of kin.
The Emergency Room Physician at the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital stated that Ms. Finney sustained multiple blunt force trauma to the body and experienced respiratory and cardiac arrest.
