St. Croix, USVI - On August 15, 2023, at approximately 7:01 p.m., officers from the Wilbur Francis command were dispatched by the 911 Emergency Call Center, to travel to a two-vehicle collision on Queen Mary Highway in the vicinity of the Whim Museum.

Officers on scene stated that the preliminary investigation revealed that a black Acura was heading eastbound at a high rate of speed passing vehicles along the roadway when it collided with a Ford Escape heading westbound.

The driver operating the Acura succumbed to his injuries and the driver of the Ford Escape suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The male driver of the black Acura was identified as 41-year-old Devin Fleming.

This case remains open and under investigation by the Virgin Island Police Department Traffic Investigation Bureau, St. Croix District.