President Danilo Medina visited PLD legislator for Santo Domingo East Karen Ricardo on Monday, 4 February 2019, shortly after she was taken out of the intensive care unit at the Dario Contreras Trauma Hospital where she was interned after a deadly accident on Saturday. The media has focused on the sufferings of the family. Ricardo was traveling with her husband, two children and nanny when their SUV clashed into a Toyota Paseo. The sole driver of the Toyota died almost immediately. News reports are that he was driving south on the Samana toll road to pick up his wife who was arriving from abroad. They had been married for just a year. The legislator was driving south to north for a holiday with her family.
While the focus has been on the recovery of the legislator and her family, practically nothing has been said of how the accident occurred. The family of Johnny Armando Santana Rodriguez, who died in the crash, are demanding an explanation from the authorities in order to establish responsibilities.
“We the relatives need to know the main cause of the accident. He was the most affected and we need an explanation. In all countries the authorities take charge but here no one says anything,” complained Andres Santana, brother of the late Johnny Armando Santana, who worked for the Specialized Touristic Security Corps (Cestur).
The family of the deceased corporal were interviewed on Channel 11 Telenoticias news program. His mother explained that Santana part-timed as a barber in San Jose de los Llanos where they lived and was much beloved.
They complained that at no time did the authorities or the media refer to what had happened to their relative. “He was left aside as if they had run over a donkey,” said a friend who accompanying her on the TV interview. The widow told of her anxiety when at the airport and her husband never showed to only learn later of his tragic death.
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Listin Diario
6 February 2019
