PHILIPSBURG—St. Maarten’s Day started on a sour note when a young lady lost control of her four wheeler in Sucker Garden and passed away as a result of her wounds Sunday morning at the St. Maarten Medical Center Emergency Room.
According to police, the accident took place at 8:35am on the Sucker Garden Road in the vicinity of the York’s property. The victim was identified as 18 year-old Marolyn Cuevas Santana who passed away as a result of the injuries she sustained during the accident.
According to witnesses, the victim lost control of the four-wheeler while travelling up the hill at Upper Princess Quarter. The vehicle drove off the road, overturned and landed on the victim. Cuevas was a resident of the French Quarter district.
