GREAT BAY– Former Lt. Governor Dennis L. Richardson left St Maarten on Saturday for further medical treatment in Colombia. Richardson was involved in a freak accident on Thursday April 1st. SMN News has learnt that he is currently in stable condition and is no longer in the Intensive Care Unit.
Richardson suffered internal injuries while parking his car at home. His injuries include: six broken ribs, two punctured lungs and a broken collar-bone. Information reaching SMN News states that the former Lt. Governor is in severe pain but the healing process has begun.
Members of the Executive Council and the Island Council have been in contact with Richardson and his family and have expressed their best hope and prayers for his recovery.
Dennis Richardson, who is part of the core team charged with the constitutional process of Sint Maarten becoming a Country, was scheduled to travel as part of a government delegation on Tuesday, April 6th.
As a well-known and much respected member of the Sint Maarten community both privately and professionally, the Government Information Service (GIS) will provide periodic updates on his condition.