A man has died in an accident which took place near Coulibistrie on Saturday, August 19.
He has been identified as Zara Shaw, 31, of Canefield.
Police PRO, Inspector Pellam Jno Baptiste said the accident took place around 5:40 pm on Saturday in an area north of Coulibistrie, locally known as ‘Bullo.’
He said Shaw was driving motor vehicle registration number TL556 in a southerly direction on the EO Leblanc Highway when it lost control and collided with a mango tree.
Shaw was pronounced dead by a medical doctor.
A coroners inquest will be convened and investigations are ongoing, Jno Baptiste said.
The news of the accident that claimed the life of Zara Shaw, is really sad. I have known him, and his entire family all his life, and on behalf of my wife and my family, I extend our deepest condolences and beg of the Lord to send his comforting spirit to his parents, his siblings and his entire family.
Just understand that we stand in solidarity with you all
Every picture tells a storry
oh my god ! Last week i was in town and saw him. I taught that boy at Goodwill Secondary and he even had a crush on me. I feel so sorry. He was the quiet type but full of positive complements, for those who did not know
It’s difficult to ascertain what happened in this situation, however whenever a vehicle rolls over, the likelihood of death is much greater versus a vehicle that remains upright. I’m curious to learn if there were any guard rails that would have prevented him from slamming into that mango tree? I don’t think we understand the impact of force during that accident. If he was traveling at 40 miles an hour and his vehicle weighs 2500 pounds, the amount of force at impact is: 2500 pounds multiplied by the speed of the vehicle. It’s the same reason why a 20 pound bird can destroy a jet engine traveling at 500 miles per hour. May his soul rest in eternal peace.
There were Guardrails at penville
The Bellot Family is grieved by the sudden loss of our family member Zara. We join in prayer and comfort with the Shaw Family. May Zara R.I.P. Another young life lost to a fatal vehicular accident. Many questions, few answers and much grief and sorrow.
RIP Bro. You were a very hard working young man. Condolences to your family
RIP Zara…You will be missed
Saying “sorry” and R.I.P” will never be enough but that’s all that we can do when all is said and done.
Heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of our brother Zara Shaw.
And I’m looking at the photos on dno and it looks like the guy in purple at the scene of the accident is wearing a plastic bag on his hands instead of gloves? Is that how bad it is now in DA.?
Come On, we can do better.
What a beautiful smile. May his soul rest in peace. Condolences to family, friends, and my community Canefield. Young men take care of yourselves, and take it easy on the road.
Sincere condolences goes out to Mr. Imani Shaw and the rest of the family on their loss, coming from the Management and Staff of the Sign Man Ltd.
oh my, sad, RIP Zara. Condolences to his family & friends!!!
It doesn’t necessarily have to be the fault of the driver.
I think the authorities need to take a hard long look at those “recon” and used vehicles they are letting into the country.
And no, I am not a car dealer or anything like that. As somebody rightly mentioned, the vehicle in question does not even look that banged up.
Then again, the young man was probably not wearing his seatbelt. Who knows?
First and foremost let me just sympathize with the family of the young man. Hope God give them strength in their time of grief
Risperdalchild not only do you sound like an expert in car making, but you sound like you were there when the accident occurred. You are assuming that the gentleman did not have a seat belt on. Why do not you just wait for the facts to be released instead of playing detective.
A vehicle cannot move unless someone drives it. While it is true that some vehicles are faster than others a driver should know his vehicle and drive accordingly.
Too many young men are dying by death of vehicles. It is time that people start respecting their lives and drive withing the speed limit. Everyone is saying the devil is on the rise, but that is not correct. Stupidity, carelessness for self and the safety of others are on the rise, and inexperience drivers who are making life very unsafe in this. It is not the Devil and it is not Roosevelt Skerrit and his government.
Even if a vehicle has a defect or is not well maintained and it caused an accident, the severity of the accident weighs heavily on the speed at which the person was driving. Up a hill or on flat, to crash so hard to even cause death, tell me if is the vehicle you blaming. Excuses will only get more people dead and not solve the problem.
I agree with you, there are so many recalls from the manufacturers. I do hope Dominica in always included. I know we have terrible roads and lots of speeding but one has to consider if all these accidents are not faulty vehicles being sold to us. There should be some investigation into this issue.
I’m sorry to hear about another loss of life. The location where this happened has some very deceptively dangerous bends, which should not be negotiated at speed.
PS. The proper name of that spot is Bouleau, after the Bouleau river, flowing into Anse Bouleau
RIP Rasta. Condolences to family , friends, and aquaintances.
Assertive like the rod of Moses!??
This is very sad. The government should invest heavily on roadway safety as well as enforcing the traffic laws.
And drivers should use their common sense and brain cells some more.
I support U 100% +
safety for UR. self!
Well, good for you PT. I guess you ALWAYS use your common sense and brain cells. The irony here, is, you’re NOT using it as we speak/type. This is NOT the time to assume. You know what they say about those of us who assume, right? You make an ASS out of YOU and ME.
Yes, I greening like you back in the day on Dominica Message Board.
Sorry…GRINNING!
That is all well and good, but drivers need to be more careful when they are behind the wheel. I do not understand the hurry. Dominica is not a large country and nobody respects time, so why the rush?
Definitely the laws. Do we have a traffic police or don’t we? What happened to all these motorbikes the Chinese gave us some years ago? Has anybody ever been prosecuted for speeding or driving under the influence, do our police even have breathalizers? Do they stop and fine people for not wearing their seat belts or using their phones while driving? Do they check new- & old drivers’ eyesight? Dominica is free so we must pay the price but honestlt that traffic police is a joke.
May his soul rest in peace
Omg … AGAIN!!!! Accident and crimes … Oh DA
Every weekend this things are happening, lots of drinking, crack smoking , and everything else ,our young males are being kill by the dozens our male population is dwindling at a high rate of speed ,, this thing got to stop , we need public service announcement on T.V. and radio to educate the people about drinking and driving, the police need to establish check points and do sobriety checks to stop the carnage and blood bath this got to stop, the bars need to be held accountable, if you know some one is drunk and have to drive don’t sell to him or her, we need the mothers here to form [MADD] like in Amerikka it is call mothers against drunk driving ,for those of you who don’t know google it, I cant explain it on DNO, it to long to explain, but it has save a lot of life’s in the U. S.
Stop the hyperbole. Our young men are not dying by the dozens. At that rate there would have been a noticeable imbalance on the gender ratio.
Drivers need to exercise caution when they are behind the wheel and every occupant of the vehicles need to be securely fasten with their safety belts. If they do these two simple things, the fatality rate would plummet.
When we have people drinking and driving and driving like total idiots, that is the result of these poor decisions on their part.
This is not rocket science.
Not all of our males. Those who are covered under the blood are invincible to the wiles of de devil.
Why are there so many vehicular accidents in which so many of them resulting in fatalities?. Is it the conditions of the roads or human errors? The relevant authorities need to investigate and identify the specific reasons for the cause(s) of these accidents, and where possible, take remedial actions to mitigate the loss of lives. Sincerest condolences to the entire family of the deceased in your hour of bereavement.
The roads in Dominica especially on the E.O.Leblanc highway are very slipplery. when it rains it looks like there is oil on the surface. Someone has to look into it, or do we care?
This is chinese road .Are the using the right tar or they mixing some plastiky stuff in there to stretch the tar
If you drive in Dominica and you see the way the young people race up and down the road you will understand why we have so many death by accidents. You will hear our people blame govt, domlec, dowasco and everything else except their children who party hard all weekend, do not sleep and drive like crazy. They overtake six vehicles at a time nonstop, They racing to go everywhere but they are still never on time. How many women you hear crashing? Both men and women drive on the same road but men are the ones crashing why? The govt? the lamp post? the concrete? They love women and hate men? The jumbies prefer to take men?
Ibo France, If you don’t know anything about Dominica maybe it is best to keep out of our business on till you can afford a flight to Dominica, then you will be too old to fly on your broom stick.
This is at Bouloh itself
Bouleau Diva, Bouleau!
Another one again?
Some is not rite in this country Dominica. A week and 5Days later after the death of the 5Men in Penville, today they laid to rest look a nxt death again. God going to do his work in this country and when he do. All hands will be on there head. And it won’t be easy; God take for Some time but when enough is enough that’s It!!
What could have caused this accident?
I suspect he was speeding..motorists must learn to respect themselves and others when driving..
Damn.. maybe he had a medical issue… lets not jump to conclusions just yet. So sad… especially as we buried the 5 young men from Penville today.
Some thing is very wrong with the villages of coulibistrie, Penville and petite savanna. U all need to give your life to Christ.
Humbug! Just drive carefully.
I would say that place where the accident happen is the same distance from Colihaut as it is from Colibistrie.
Well first of all it could have been anyone. Secondly, there were 1 too many accidents under the Canefield cliff are you suggesting too that there is something wrong with Morne Daniel and environs? Could have been Soufriere or Laplaine, why can’t we leave it at another accident?
Dominica wrath falling upon them, me self I giving them room b4 I get caught in the blight
The land itself tired with Dominicans BS! 
Again? What is going on? We need prayers for Dominica.
did he die because of the crash..or did he crash because he died… because people have walked away from far worse crashes. The vehicle does not look damaged enough that one would assume death as a result.
It’s called, “not wearing your seat bealt”
Driving in DA is limitless to some divers. If we are good drivers respect and observe road signs.RIP
R-I-P Sir the bump in the corner got u off people wear ur seat belts if he was wearing one he would have remained in the car instead
Oh lord have mercy on us…. all our young men are dying… may his soul rest in peace…prayers to the family
OMG! Another one that takes the life of another male, on the day we burying five from Penville? Something is wrong folks because though accidents happen all over the world, I remain convinced that it is not normal for us in Dominica. Anyways I pray from the family and friends of the deceased. I pray that they would find comfort from above as they go through this one. May the soul of the deceased rest in peace.
I’d really like a tally for fatal accidents at the end of the year Dno… The data should be interesting… If we have to add Road fatalities for 2016 and 2017 it will probably pass 100