React in Wake of a Deadly Traffic Tragedy That Claimed Four Lives

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NASSAU , BAHAMAS – Four young lives ending in a heartbeat overnight after a car crash killed three teens early Sunday morning, after a compact car carrying recent high school graduates lost control and crashed into a tree on Shirley Street near St. Matthew’s Church.

Our Evlynn Ferguson revisited the scene a day after the deadly crash, where she spoke to residents and workers along the strip about the tragedy. Some insisted it was an accident waiting to happen.

An eerie reminder that Diamond Stubbs, Betrica Brown, Stanya Webb, and a fourth girl lost their lives around 1 A.M. on Sunday.

On Monday, workers and residents along Shirley Street reacted to the tragedy.

Shenice Smith says she believes this was a tragedy waiting to happen, and here’s what she said could have contributed to the devastating crash.

Shenice Smith – Resident

“So unfortunate, but I would say the potholes in the road, it so many of them and they just dig it up and just leave it.”

Shenice Smith – Resident

“I would say the signage too, we need more signage so people can see what’s happening and what’s going on.”

Local businessman Kirk Moss and nearby worker Brianna Allen echoed concerns, sharing that their hearts go out to the families.

They also stressed the need for certain precautions to be put in place to help prevent tragedies like this.

Kirk Moss – Resident

“The laws or the authorities need to have certain signage and lighting in the road and so on and so forth to help prevent some of these things as well. So it go hand in hand, so this will either open up some eyes that somethings need to be done.”

Brianna Allen – Nearby Worker

“There were a few times where I fell into the same hole, there is really a problem with the potholes on this particular road and I kept forgetting that it was there. So that’s the issue I think if it was repaired you know, especially with the lamp holes being repaired and everything be may it be illuminated you know. I think it plays a pivotal role in the accidents that we have on this particular strip.”

And for those who travel this strip every day, the danger feels all too familiar.

Natalie Estelhomme, who is an employee of Synergy, says ongoing road work in the area has made navigating Shirley Street a little more difficult.

She says it’s understandable why the accident unfolded the way it did.

Natalie Estelhomme – Employee, Synergy

“I would definitely say that you have to take extra precautionary methods when going through those holes in the road. I would definitely say that it takes a lot of time and more focus to get safely so I understand how the accident occurred in the way that it did.”