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SSP Calvin Allen, head of the Highway and Traffic Division
The number of fatalities on the island's road since the start of the year has passed the 300 mark.
However, this represents a 17 per cent reduction or 58 fewer deaths compared to 2016.
Motorcyclists have accounted for the most deaths so far this year.
Up to Wednesday morning, there were 86 fatalities from motorcycle crashes.
The Highway and Traffic Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force said a recent audit of motorcycles seized this year has revealed a trend - the owners have not been returning with documents to claim the vehicles.
Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen, head of the Highway and Traffic Division, said the individuals are seen soon after driving a new motorcycle, which, most times, does not have a registration plate, has not been licensed and is not insured.
"There is a particular culture in the western end that we will have to work in a collective way, all stakeholders to see how best we can somehow change the mindset that exist there," SPP Allen told RJR News.
Pedestrians accounted for the second highest number of road fatalities with 80.
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