THREATS were reportedly made to the lives of two of the three youths who survived the February 10 car crash which left two other teenagers dead.
With threats being made, the uncle of one of the deceased boys is calling for peace and calm during what is an emotionally-charged period.
Clevon Collymore told Newsday he is also praying for the recovery of the third accident victim Joel Yarde, 16, of Battoo Avenue, Marabella, who remains warded at San Fernando General Hospital (SFGH) and is said to be in critical but stable condition.
He said Yarde's mother is a police officer and is a friend of his family.
Yarde was among five occupants of a Nissan Tiida, driven by one of the survivors, who failed to stop at a police road block in Marabella. He drove off at high speed with police giving chase. The underaged driver lost control of the car which crashed into a light pole along Southern Main Road, Pointe-a-Pierre, near Flower Pot Beach.
The accident claimed the lives of Kelita Jamal King, 16, of Riverside Road, Battoo Boulevard, Marabella and Trey Collymore, 15, of Harmony Hall, Marabella.
Collymore's uncle's appeal followed a near attack on one of the survivors when he turned up at the wake for Trey at the Collymore family residence on the night of February 12.
“No matter what they do now, nothing could bring my nephew and Kelita King back to life,” Collymore said. He said the 14-year-old crash survivor was accompanied to the wake by his mother.
“As soon as they arrived, seven youths come after him. I don't know how they got the call so fast (that the survivor had turned up at the wake) and how they reached down here so quickly.”
Collymore said he had to intervene and tell the aggressive youths he wanted no trouble or violence at his home. He said the survivor's mother also spoke to the youths and he and the mother were able to diffuse the situation and get the boys to calm down. The seven left the wake.
Collymore said the survivor was a passenger in the car and did nothing wrong.
“That boy is frightened for his life. He just crying. I asked him how they were able to convince Trey to go in the car with them, but he just bowed his head and started crying again.
[caption id="attachment_1138670" align="alignnone" width="1024"] The mangled wreckage of a Nissan Tiida in which two teenaged boys died after an unlicensed driver crashed it in an attempt to escape police on the night of February 10. Police had chased the car after it failed to stop at a roadblock in Point a Pierre. - Photo by Innis Francis[/caption]
“He did nothing wrong. He was just a passenger like the others. If anyone has to take blame, it is the driver, but then again, all of them are children, all of them are underaged and they were just having fun.
“The seven youths who came to my house, accused (name called) and the driver of running away after the accident and leaving the three boys (King, Collymore and Yarde) to dead in the car. They accused the two of not trying to help the others or to call for help.
“My nephew was still
