Widower Leroy Bowe issued a desperate plea for anyone who witnessed the traffic accident two months ago that claimed his wife’s life to come forward as he seeks closure into her death.
Thirty-two-year old Camille Bowe was the driver of a champagne Chevy van when it collided with a Pontiac Grand Prix on Pioneer’s Way and East Mall Drive around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 16.
The grieving husband said, she and three of her four children were on their way to the airport to pick him up.
The children were released from hospital the following day.
Bowe succumbed to her injuries on June 17.
“I need answers,” he said of her tragic death. “The reports that I’ve been getting don’t add up at all.
“I need closure. I need closure because right now it’s bothering me, emotionally and physically. I cannot sleep at night. I barely eat, just thinking about the fact that my wife is always there when I come home at night. What can I tell my kids?”
Bowe is also questioning reports he has received on the time it took for police and the ambulance to arrive on the scene and who was behind the wheel of the Grand Prix.
Initially, Bowe was concerned about the delay in him receiving the traffic report surrounding his wife’s accident and said he has requested, in writing, general information from Traffic police, including the name of the other driver, but he said now all he wants is for the investigation to be done right.
“A lot of people (are) coming forward now, so this is going to delay (the report) a lot,” he said.
“My wife is not here to speak for herself … other witnesses coming up and what they are saying kinda makes sense and when you look at the damage it (is) making sense.”
He is convinced his wife would never have put her children’s life in danger and cannot fathom what is being said about her regarding her involvement in the accident.
“I know she was not in the wrong. I know that for a fact. I need closure and I want justice to be served because it’s a life lost and that life can never be replaced,” he said.
He said he sent the children who are 11, seven, three and four months, to Florida two days after the funeral to get away from it all and is looking forward to their return in a few days.
“I know it’s going to mess with them emotionally and when they come back, I’m going to have to seek counseling for them,” he said of the fact that they have to deal with the loss at such a young age.
In the meantime, he is asking anyone with any information about the accident to come forward and contact him at 478-7079 or police.
“I do want the report to be rushed. I just want them (the police) to take their time. At first I wanted them to rush, but apparently it’s best for me and it’s best for them to get the truth to come out.
“Just follow up on the leads, the witnesses and just take their time to deal with it thoroughly and professionally. I don’t want them to rush on any conclusion or any judgment.”
The grief-stricken husband and father also expressed dismay over the fact that the police never came to visit him or his children at his house following the incident.
At the end of the day, he said, he simply wants the police to deal with the facts of the case so he can have some closure.
The Freeport News contacted Traffic Police for comment, however, we were told that Assistant Superintendent Kenwood Taylor was on vacation and Inspector Alfonzo Taylor, who is holding on in his absence, was in a meeting.
Up to press time, our call was not returned.
By: Lededra Marche
Freeport News Editor
