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Too early to charge anyone with Peter Cargill's death

Peter Cargill - file

POLICE ARE NOT sure if anyone will be charged for the death of former national footballer, Peter Cargill.

"It is still too early to tell though," said Corporal Michael McKoy, sub-officer in charge of Traffic at Runaway Bay Police Station. "We are yet to collect statements from the driver and the other two passengers."

McKoy said they would need to know if the driver, former national player, Hugh 'Bingy' Blair, had been overtaking when the bus crashed into a rock just outside Discovery Bay, St. Ann at about 5 p.m. Saturday.

"But we spoke to people in and around the area but no one saw anything," he said, "Well it happened 600 metres west of Green Grotto, near Ultimate Jerk Centre but the people there could not see anything."

Several factors

McKoy told THE STAR that there are several factors that could have caused the fatal crash. However, a certified examiner may be able to determine from the wreckage the cause of the accident.

So far, the Construction Unit of the Traffic Department has taken measurements of the road and have in their possession the driver's license and traffic documents of the driver.

Cargill and the coaching staff of the Waterhouse team were going to the Wray and Nephew National Premier League (NPL) game, which was scheduled to be played at Jarrett Park yesterday evening. Two hours after the crash, Cargill died of internal bleeding to the pelvic area at the St. Ann's Bay Hospital. Assistant coach, Donald Sexias, and a female passenger also sustained injuries.

Cargill made more than 80 appearances for the national team including the 1998 World Cup in France. He was the coach for the Waterhouse Football Club.

Former general secretary for the JFF, Horace Reid said that it was going to be hard to say goodbye to a man he had worked with for 25 years. "He was young and still learning but I believe he was one of Jamaica's top coaches."

Former president of the Jamaica Football Federation, Horace Burrell said not only had the football fraternity lost a valuable player but a true professional. "He inspired the other players," he said. "He was a mid-fielder we could rely on, he understood the game and he had all the requirements."

Cargill is survived by wife Angela, and two children Donique and David.