Philipsburg: --- Police is calling on members of the public who witnessed a hit and run accident on Sucker Garden Road on Monday night to come forward. Police Spokesman Johan Janchi Leonard said a 45 year old man identified as J.J. D from St, Lucia was struck by a jeep while crossing the road next to house 85. Leonard said the man went airborne before falling to the side of the road and as such he suffered multiple head injuries including a wound to his right hip. The victim remains in coma at the St. Maarten Medical Center. The police spokesman said the driver of the jeep continued on his way on the Sucker Garden Road. Leonard said another driver who was behind the jeep decided to follow the hit and run driver who managed to escape on the Arch Road. Traffic police recovered the side mirror of the vehicle on the scene.
On Tuesday, at around 7:10 am in the morning, police were called for a road traffic accident on the Union Road. A scooter MF-284, driven by a 38-year-old Haitian national was overtaking a bus while heading in the direction of Marigot when a car P2545 came out from a side road and made a right turn in front of the overtaking scooter. The scooter slammed into P-2545. The driver of the scooter suffered a broken right leg and was taken to the Medical Center, where he was operated upon. The traffic department continues with the investigation.
Again on Tuesday morning police had to handle another road traffic accident with a quad (a 4-wheeler) on the A.Th Illidge road. Bus-48 was coming from Belvedere area and was making a left turn to drive into the Gibbs drive while the driver of the quad J.H. (25) was heading in the direction of Belvedere.
When the driver of the bus noticed the quad he stopped, the driver of the quad swerved to the right, came off the road, drop into a hole on the side of the road and flip over throwing the driver of the quad to the side of the road. He suffered several injuries among others a broken pinky and was taken to the Medical center for treatment. The traffic department had a very busy day as of late with several road traffic accidents. Most of these accidents could be avoided if motorist pay more attention to the traffic. Especially for the upcoming Easter Holidays and carnival activities, if you're driving don't drink and if you're drinking don't drive.