A family trip ended in tragedy on the Western Highway on Sunday morning. Sometime after 8:00 in the morning, the Aldana family were travelling from Burrell Boom to their home in Camalote Village in a Toyota Corolla. Inside the car were driver Adean Aldana, her son Jabir Aldana and passenger Kenroy Peyrefitte. Between miles twenty seven and twenty eight they collided head on into a Toyota Prado which travelling in the opposite direction.
The driver of the Prado, American Christopher Hysinger was trying to avoid a bus that had stopped in front of him – and went into the lane of oncoming traffic. According to Jabir Aldana while he and his mother were helped out of the wreck, his friend Peyrefiite who had sustained serious body injuries was trapped and died at the scene.
Jabir Aldana, Passenger in Wrecked Vehicle
“A white tourist bus was ahead of the blue Prado, the blue Prado was at the back of the bus. When the Prado hauled out the next guy held the steering wheel and told my mom to watch out. And when he told her to watch out, same time the vehicle knocked into the next vehicle. The next Prado was overtaking and he caught the man on his passenger side.”
Jacqueline Godwin,
What happened next?
Jabir Aldana,
“They took me and my mom out of the car and they took out the next young man out of the car because he was trapped in the car; trapped inside of the vehicle. He couldn’t come out of the vehicle.”
Jacqueline Godwin,
Was he able to talk?
Jabir Aldana,
“No. All he did was breathe three times and from there, he gone. He couldn’t talk.”
Jacqueline Godwin,
From what you witnessed, who do you blame for this accident?
Jabir Aldana,
“The person who was in the blue Prado. He was overtaking and wasn’t
watching the traffic and he ran right into us.”
Jacqueline Godwin,
How is your mom doing?
Jabir Aldana,
“My mom is doing alright right about now.”
Jacqueline Godwin,
She is hospitalized? With what kind of injuries?
Jabir Aldana,
“Foot, she broke her foot, messed up her ankle, and cracked her nose.”
The 36 year old Hysinger received no injury and appeared in court this afternoon where he was charged with manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct, driving without due care and attention, and 2 counts of negligent grievous harm. He was offered bail of ten thousand dollar and it was adjourned until July 24th.
