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Police Say Driver Who Crashed Into Trina Should Have Pulled Over
posted (August 1, 2008)

A week ago George Abraham’s minivan collided into a Ford Excursion on the Northern Highway. Basketball star Kenyon Martin and his girlfriend Trina were in the Excursion which was being escorted to the city by a police mobile. Abraham’s two sons were hurt and he maintains he was in the right. He wants justice but Trina and Kenyon Martin are now gone and apparently so too is any hope for justice. That is because no one has been charged and yesterday police told us that if anyone will be charged, it will be George Abraham. Judging from what we saw which was a police mobile coming round a blind corner on a highway, it’s a difficult sell, but Assistant Commissioner of Police Crispin Jeffries says Abraham should have pulled over.

Keith Swift,
Why did they need a police escort?

Crispin Jeffries, Assistant Commissioner
“The Commissioner of Police received in writing from the Director of the Youth for the Future a request for a police escort for a, “basketball star.” That request like many other requests was provided and during the escort of that vehicle, there is a written report on my desk where the corporal in charge of the escort was saying, or is quoted as saying, that they had already overtook a truck that was in the path way, travelling extremely slow. However an oncoming vehicle, passed the police vehicle with its siren blaring, and did not slow down or stop. This did not give the following vehicles, the number four or number five vehicles in the motorcade to pass the slow vehicle. That driver, according to the Corporal went across to the other side of the road, going off the road in an attempt to avoid an accident and the speeding oncoming vehicle collided. That is the information I have in writing from the police.

The matter is under investigation because the driver in the motorcade attempted to avoid an accident. There is some provision that the police was using the siren and it was in one direction. The oncoming vehicle did not slow. That is a matter for the DPP to direct us on.”

As we told you on Friday, Abraham’s 12 year old son has difficulty walking and eating. Abraham himself has a bruised spleen. He also cannot work since his minivan was totalled. Kenyon Martin and Trina left the country on Wednesday. A representative for Kenyon Martin told us that the Hip Hop for Peace Basketball Tournament was a success and Kenyon plans on returning next year.

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