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Prisoner Van In Accident
posted (April 29, 2014)
That accident happened at mile 27, and this morning at around 9:00 - just 17 hours later - another accident happened on that same stretch of road in Biscayne Village, this one at mile 26.

Fortunately, there were no fatalities when a police van slammed into the back of a Mariner SUV a few yards away from the Biscayne Government School. Inside the SUV was a family of 5, while the van was transporting 7 prisoners and 4 police escorts heading for Supreme Court in the north.

The driver of the SUV slowed down on the road and the driver of the police van rear-ended him, causing extensive damages. After police processed the scene this morning, we got a chance to speak with the driver of the SUV, and he gave us his perspective of how the accident unfolded:

Emerson Michael - Driver of Vehicle In The Accident
"Approximately like 9am this morning I was taking my kids to Biscayne Government School and due to the fact that I had my kids with me I was driving very slow and also I was approaching the entrance to the school, so I was driving very slow and like from a distance I heard a horn blowing and when I look in the mirror I saw the police van. After I heard the horn and I glance in the rear view mirror I saw the van swerving, I guess that's after hitting the brakes and it didn't stop. It still collided into the rear of my vehicle."

"I had my 3 sons with me and my mom. My mom suffered some intense back pain, my youngest son got a "guava" in the head, his head is swollen and my other son has a swollen neck, so they've been transported to the hospital at the moment. I haven't been there to see what the outcome is as yet. The police van I can say it was extensively damage to the front portion. As you can see my vehicle is not damage much, but it was a very hard impact."

Daniel Ortiz
"In your opinion, do you think that you were following the rules of the road?"

Emerson Michael - Driver of Vehicle In The Accident
"I would say definitely because I know there isn't any law that says you are not supposed to drive slow on the highway, so I was following the traffic laws."

All of the prisoners were transported to the Northern Regional Hospital where it was determined that no-one was seriously hurt.

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