Dear Editor,
On November 4, 2021, an article was published in The Daily Herald with the heading “Quad passenger in hospital after collision”. The driver of the Hyundai Grand, W.P., who was involved in this accident told this newspaper that the article didn’t reflect properly what occurred that day.
Most important are the following:
1. The quad-driver had lost control and ended up on the other end of road, thereby causing the accident and hitting the Hyundai Grand. Incorrect was the statement that the quad was hit from behind.
2. The accident took place at around 2:30pm (and not around 6:00pm).
The whole story of the driver of the Hyundai Grand is as follows:
On the afternoon of November 3, 2021, while at work and just before 2:30pm I was driving along the Airport Main Road heading towards Maho. When I was passing the airport Taxi Entrance in a distance, I noticed there were two (2) ATV quad riders traveling at a high rate of speed in the opposite lane heading towards the airport. I then noticed that one (1) of the ATV quad riders was heading directly towards my vehicle. I immediately stepped on my brakes and pulled to the furthest right to avoid a head-on collision with the ATV quad.
Unfortunately, the ATV Quad collided into the right front of my vehicle. Due to the impact the ATV quad ended up against the airport’s guard wall parallel (to the left) of where my vehicle was stationary.
Driver of the Hyundai Grand
