On March 28, 66-year-old Micheal R. King, the operator of a 2011 Jeep Cherokee that was traveling eastbound on East Airport Road, lost control of the vehicle and it subsequently fell into a ravine, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.
St. Croix Rescue and Bates Trucking assisted with the recovery of the vehicle and the driver out of the ravine. He was not wearing a seat belt. Emergency Medical Technicians determined he was deceased, according to the police report.
The cause of death will be determined upon the completion of the autopsy. This case is currently under investigation by the Virgin Islands Port Authority with assistance from the V.I. Police Department Traffic Investigation Bureau commander in the St. Croix District.
