St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands — On Thursday February 20, 2025, at approximately 2:29 p.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center, dispatched a police detective of the Traffic Investigation Bureau to investigate a one vehicle automobile collision that occurred on the southern shoulder of Queen Mary Highway (Route 70) in the vicinity of Oriental Bank.
Upon arrival at the scene, members of EMS Fire were removing the driver from the vehicle because he was too weak to exit the vehicle on his own. The driver was taken to the Juan F. Luis Hospital Emergency Room for medical treatment.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the driver was operating his vehicle heading eastbound on Queen Mary Highway and when he went around the curb in the area just before Oriental Bank he veered to the right, collided with a tree, and damaged several feet of fencing on the southern shoulder of the roadway. The preliminary evidence indicates that the driver was not restraint causing his head to hit the front windshield of his vehicle. There was no other occupant in the vehicle.
On Saturday, the Traffic Investigation Bureau became aware of the driver, 85-year-old Mr. Ferdinand Treasure, passing and a family member confirmed that he passed away at the Juan F. Luis Hospital. Follow up investigation to ascertain other pertinent facts in this case are pending.
This case remains open and under investigation by the Virgin Island Police Department Traffic Investigation Bureau, St. Croix District.
