By DENISE MAYCOCK
Tribune Freeport Reporter
dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
A 16-year-old is dead in Abaco after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a large rock on Saturday around 11pm on Shell Road in Murphy Town.
Inspector Terecita Pinder reported that the victim was travelling west on the road when he apparently lost control of his blue-coloured 2006 Hyundai Sonata, which crashed into a boulder. The young driver died at the scene. His identity has not been released by police.
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blackcat 9 years, 10 months ago
Please correct me if I am wrong, but don't you have to be 17 to hold a driver's license ? At 16 you can get a permit but you need to be with a licensed driver in order to drive a vehicle. Or did the Tribune get his age wrong? Very sad nonetheless.
sansoucireader 9 years, 10 months ago
My thoughts exactly!
jcintheflesh 9 years, 10 months ago
I am in Abaco and the story is that he took his Moms car .... too often we are quick to judge. The law is here as much or even more than there in N.P.
blackcat 9 years, 10 months ago
That's why I said, correct me if I am wrong..........I understand sometimes not all details are reported in the press. The law means nothing all over the Bahamas so don't take it personally. Whether he took his mother's car or not, it is still illegal for him to drive on his own without a driver's license.
GQ 9 years, 10 months ago
Blackcat:
The Tribune is correct in their report, I spoke with a friend from Abaco who confirmed that the boy was 16.
blackcat 9 years, 10 months ago
oh boy, well that is very sad. Even on the family islands we must obey the law. This didn't have to happen.
sheeprunner12 9 years, 10 months ago
This is a common occurrence on the Family Islands................... some rules dont seem to apply............... its who you know ............ just like in Nassau!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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