leasel7

gtaylor, thanks again. I was able to see the full text of the article with the link you provided. I tried to send you an email but was not able to. I think my email address is accessible through my Cruise Critic profile, and I would appreciate any additional information you can provide if you would be so kind as to send it.

gtaylor, thanks so much for posting the article about the accident on Friday. I had been searching the internet for a St. Maarten newspaper article about the accident, since I knew there were reporters on the scene and had talked to one of them. Can you post a link to where you found this story?

I would like to second Kal's comment about the dangers imposed by other drivers on St. Maarten. I just came back from a southern Caribbean cruise on Sunday night, and I was injured by one of those "other drivers" on St. Maarten on Friday. While stopped at an intersection waiting to turn left, my rental car (a mini-van) was violently hit by a load of cinder blocks flying off the back of a tractor-trailer that had lost control coming down Cole Bay Hill. The cinder blocks were piled up to the windows of the mini-van, and one came through my window and landed on the lap of the person next to me. We were very relieved that we had rented a mini-van instead of a Toyota Corolla, which sits quite a bit lower. I hate to think what the outcome would have been if we had been sitting on scooters.

(I just attempted to attach a photo of the accident scene. If I was successful, you will see the mini-van surrounded by a pile of cinder blocks with my friend assisted by a helpful bystander trying to retrieve our belongings from the car.)