Philipsburg:--- The driver of the dump truck that crushed 12 year old Silvia Lynch to death will face prosecution confirmed Chief Prosecutor Hans Mos. Mos said the traffic department is still busy with the investigation and when they submit their report to his office a decision will be taken on what charges will be laid against the driver of the dump truck Z - 81. Mos said they already know that there has been gross negligence but that can change when the technical side of the investigation is completed.The police traffic department is busy trying to determine if the brakes and clutch of the vehicle indeed failed or if the driver was speeding. Relatives of the deceased girl expressed outrage when they learnt that the driver of the truck and illegal resident who does not have a drivers license for St. Maarten was released hours after having crushed the Marie Genevieve De Weever student to death.
Several residents of the island also expressed concerned with how the preliminary investigations were handled some went as far as saying that St. Maarten has become an island that harbors lawlessness.