A man was reportedly struck by a car while walking home in the Berry Islands last week, dying hours later. The family claims he died after a local clinic sent him home because there was no doctor on site.
Relatives of Jermaine Mackey, who had turned 38 on July 6, say they want closure after his death. They want to know why the incident was not reported to the public and expressed concern about Family Island health care.
Loria Mackey, mother of Mr Mackey, said her son was walking along the causeway shortly after midnight last Saturday when he was struck by a car.
Ms Mackey, who lives in New Providence, said her other son – who lives in the Berry Islands – had called her shortly after returning from a clinic to tell her what had happened.
“My second son called me that very night around 1:37am,” Ms Mackey said. “While I was on the phone with him, I could hear Jermaine in the background, screaming.”
Police discovered Mr Mackey and took him to a clinic after a witness reportedly saw the incident, Ms Mackey’s son told her.
“The police found him in the road and they called the family members,” Ms Mackey said. “They took him to the clinic, he was in so much pain. The (clinic) told them to take him home and bring him back the next morning.”
He was asked to come back, she claimed, because the doctor was not in.
