Philipsburg:--- The hunt for escaped prisoner Omar Nelson better known as "Chucky" left four youths in serious condition on Tuesday. Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson said on Tuesday July 12th 2011, police received a phone call where they were informed that Chucky Nelson was seen driving a small black car in the Middle Region area. Henson said all the police patrols that were on the streets were dispatched to look for the vehicle which Chucky was supposedly driving.
A patrol while in the Sucker Garden area spotted a small black car with license plate P-5584 in which there was four occupants. Henson said police ordered the driver of the vehicle to stop so they could have established the identity of the four persons inside the vehicle at the time, but the driver he said did not heed the order of the police and thus began speeding. The driver increased his speed and was heading towards Upper Princess Quarter. The Central Dispatch was informed of the ongoing situation and backup by other patrols was requested in order to have this vehicle stopped.
During the chase, the patrol noticed that the driver was driving extremely recklessly causing oncoming traffic to pull to the right and off the road to avoid a collision. Seeing how dangerous the situation had gotten, the patrol decided to slow down and stop the chase to avoid innocent persons being injured. They informed the Central Dispatch of what was going on and informed the patrol in Dutch Quarter to intercept the suspected vehicle.
However, while driving downhill at very high speed at the intersection of Middle Region Road, Sucker Garden Road and Hulda B Richardson Road, the driver of the suspected vehicle lost control and collided head-on with oncoming traffic which was TAXI-83.
As a result of the tremendous impact, both vehicles were severely damaged and all four occupants of the suspected vehicle suffered severe injuries to their faces and limbs. The occupants of the taxi did not suffer any injuries. The Ambulance Department, Police Traffic Department, Forensic Department and Fire Department were sent to assist at the scene. The traffic was then diverted through Oyster Pond in order to get to Dutch Quarter and French Quarter area. The victims were all treated on the scene by paramedics and then transported to the Sint Maarten Medical Center for further treatment. During the investigation, it was established that the suspected vehicle had been stolen earlier that evening in the Philipsburg area. All four victims in this vehicle were between the ages of 16 and 19 years old and are from the Sucker Garden and The Keys area. There were also arrest warrants out for at least two of the victims involved in this accident.
The driver of the suspected vehicle will be flown abroad to be operated on in an attempt to save his left eye. The Traffic Department and Forensic Department are still carrying out their investigation.
It should be noted that Omar "Chucky" Nelson was not in the suspected vehicle and it turned out that the caller gave police wrong information when they stated that Chucky Nelson was seen inside the vehicle.
