One year after Homestretch Avenue tragedy…“Why would you, the commuter, sit quietly in a minibus,
jerseys cheap nfl, or more appropriately, a ‘mobile disco’, and pay some of these mad men to try and kill you? Are we suicidal, or mad people ourselves? Stand up for your right to get to your destination alive…” – Anita Shelto, whose son was killed in the Homestretch crash Relatives of the five people who died in a minibus crash on Homestretch Avenue, last year, are still awaiting justice and say they will continue to go the lengths to prevent others from suffering the kind of hurt that never seems to fade.It has been a year and two months since the five, including a nursery school child, met their demise after a speeding minibus suffered a blown tire and toppled over.Several also sustained injuries from the said accident. However, to date, no one is suffering the wrath of the law and relatives say “there has been no indication that justice will be served”.Dead: Elron Mc LennonAmong the dead are Coretta Benjamin, Crazel Paul, who was celebrating her birthday on the same day; Elron Peter Mc Lennon, and Junior Duncan.Many of them were hurled onto the roadway when the vehicle, BMM 9888, overturned.Relatives of the dead erected a white cross with flowers at the scene of the accident.Anita Shelto who lost her son, Elron Peter Mc Lennon, said that her organization, Sophia Mother’s Action Group on Social Issues (SMAGSI) erected the cross as both a tribute to the dead and a reminder to all drivers of what speeding can result in.But, she stated that it seems like drivers aren’t taking heed and “nothing is being done to curb the slaughter on our highly congested roadways”.Mc Lennon was attached to the Ministry of Agriculture as Supervisor, Drainage and Irrigation, with responsibility for B Field Sophia,
Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, and president of Sophia Sparkle Youth Group.At the scene of the accident, as Shelto conducted an interview with this newspaper, ever so often she pointed to the roadway and commented “there goes another one”, as a speeding bus passed.The woman said that society needs to pay attention to the frequent loss of lives due to careless driving and recognize that “our roadways are indeed getting more and more bloody”.“Courtesy and care have been replaced with rudeness and speed. I call it a festival of madness.”Shelto said that the members of (SMAGSI) and Sophia Sparkle Youth Group are pleading “to our law enforcement officers to rid our streets of this madness”.She said that repeat traffic offenders and drunk drivers should be dealt with seriously.Junior DuncanThe woman said that she wants to remind all passengers that the minibus industry’s sole reason for its existence is to transport citizens.“So why then would you the commuter sit quietly in a minibus, or more appropriately, a mobile disco,
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China NFL Jerseys, as she fought back tears, recalled his last words being “I coming back just now”. Duncan was a carpenter/contractor.July, 18 last, a memorial as held in Sophia at Shelto’s residence. It was attended by the APNU leader, David Granger and Mayor Hamilton Green. According to Shelto, relatives from all five of the deceased were present and “it was a touching day; everyone cried as if it is fresh”.Accident survivor, Alex Lutchman, 13, said that the accident remains in his head.? “Most nights I dream it and sometimes in my quiet moments I visualize it.”The lad sustained several injuries including a broken tooth; he said that every time he looks in the mirror, he remembers the horrific incident.Mariel Blair, organizing officer at SMAGOSI said that Jermaine Jackson,
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Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, and Alex Lutchman (fore front)The matter will be called again to court in November.
