ARUBA--Dominico “Don Co” Arends (72) died in a traffic accident in Aruba on the road from Kibaima to Tanki Flip early Sunday morning.
The car he was driving had a head-on collision with a pick-up truck near insurance broker “Seguros Aponte” at Tanki Leendert. Witnesses said the truck turned on to the main road, but ended up in the lane for oncoming traffic.
Arends, who was not wearing a safety belt, died almost immediately. The male driver of the truck P. was held on suspicion of driving while under the influence after he had admitted having had a few drinks, but insisted he was not drunk, only a bit tired.
A woman who showed up looking for P. got angry when told he had been arrested and even hit a police officer. She strongly resisted when they decided to detain her and suffered a head wound, for which she was treated at the hospital.
