Tragedy at Haitian Health Foundation in Jérémie, Haiti
June 19, 2009
A Haitian Health Foundation Land Cruiser, with 14 passengers returning to Jérémie from providing healthcare in the rural village of Marfranc, left the road and careened down a 50-foot embankment into the Grand’Anse River on Thursday afternoon, June 18.
Passengers in the vehicle believe that the driver, Jean Richard, suffered a physical attack and was non-responsive when warned that the vehicle was leaving the road.
Dr. Jeremiah J. Lowney, Jr., president of the Haitian Health Foundation, reported that Jean Richard (the driver), Micheline Louis (an HHF nurse auxiliary), and a 5-year-old nephew of an HHF employee died in the accident. Several employees suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Lowney said, “We mourn the deaths of these devoted employees and the youngster, and we ask for your prayers for their families. Every effort is being made by Sister Maryann Berard and our staff in Jérémie to bring comfort and help to the survivors.”
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