In our last segment, we told you about the scrutiny that police have ongoing for Minister Joy Grant, well tonight, we tell you about a traffic accident in which Education Minister Patrick Faber was one of the parties involved.
Police haven't released any details of this accident, but today, we got in contact with Faber by phone, and he told his version of the events. Via text messages he told us today,
Quote, "Yesterday I was in a small traffic mishap with a police vehicle on the roundabout at the corner at St. Thomas Street and Freetown Town Rd. While on the roundabout turning on to St. Thomas Street pretty sure I had the right away, I was forced to bring my vehicle to a stop at which point the police mobile apparently in an emergency pursuit sped across the roundabout northern bound on Freetown road, colliding with my vehicle. I did not hear police sirens or see flashings lights. Nobody was injured in the small traffic accident and both vehicles involved received minor damages. As a result of these minor damages and because the police claim to have been in an emergency pursuit I have agreed to take on the cost of very minor repairs to the police vehicle. I take the opportunity to thank all those who were concerned about my safety upon hearing about this little mishap." End quote.
And while that's Faber's version, 7News understands that the police mobile was speeding towards an emergency, which seemed to have been a prank call. When we asked Faber if he will press charges against the police officer who was driving the mobile, he told us that it is in nobody's interest to do so.
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