THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT 
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                           Office of the Commissioner 
 
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VIPD RELEASE- 112722-327 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
 
 
Elderly Woman Succumbs to Injuries Sustained in Vehicular Incident 
 
St. Thomas, USVI- On Thursday, November 24, 2022, at 1:38pm, the 911 Emergency Call Center 
received a call from a citizen about someone being struck by a vehicle on the Moravian Highway in 
the area of Nisky Center.  
Preliminary investigation revealed that an elderly female was crossing the road and was struck a taxi 
van was traveling westward on Moravian Highway in the right lane in the area of Nisky Center. As a 
result of the incident, she sustained life threatening injuries and expired at the Roy Lester Schneider 
Hospital.  She was a 73-year-old female.  The female was identified by next of kin as 73-year-old 
Pauline Sharry. Sharry sold newspapers in that location for a many of years.  
Traffic Commander Captain Roslyn Jarvis and the VIPD extends condolences to the friends and family 
of Ms. Pauline Sharry.  
This is an ongoing investigation by the VIPD Traffic Investigation Bureau.  
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