Early Sunday morning at around 03.20 am., a rental car, a Daihatsu Charade carrying French number plate 813ZBA971 crashed into the safety railing at the Prins Bernhard Bridge. The driver of rental AGM, (23), from St. Maarten, most likely was driving at high speed over the Nisbeth road in the direction of Bush road and for yet unknown reason ran off the road. Police believe the driver might have fallen asleep and banged into the rim of the side walk, the vehicle went air-borne and fell on the railing and ended up partly in the bushes (mangrove) in the Pond. The driver was not injured. It took the tow-truck at least 2 hours to get out the vehicle out of the bushes and pond. At least 5 meters of the railing was damaged in the crash. Police are busy making up a report of the road traffic accident for the competent authorities.
One person was injured after being attacked after leaving the "Dejavu Club" on the Cannegieter Street, early Monday morning. Between 01.00 - 02.00 am, two persons were leaving the Club when they were attacked by two (known) men, one of the men was armed with a chopping knife and injured one of his victim G.P. ((23) from St. Maarten on the hairy part of his head and his left hand that needed medical treatment. The two men were attacked by two suspects. The other attacker was not armed and the other victim was not injured in the fight. No motives were given for the attack. The investigation continues.
