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23 year old biker died in Motor Bike Accident. (UPDATED)

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ernestvanheynegen05042011French Quarter:--- A motorbike accident that occurred sometime Monday afternoon on the French Quarter main road has left the rider of the motorcycle dead. According to information reaching SMN News, the rider was taken to the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital in critical condition where he succumbed to his injuries. He has been identified as Ernest Rigobert Van Heynegen born on July 13 1987.

The deceased was a resident of LB Scot Road and an employee of ITC (St. Maarten Shipping and Stevedoring in Pointe Blanche as a top loader operator, while he was the father of a seven month old baby. SMN News further understands that the victim went to visit his father in French Quarter when the accident occurred.

A press release from the Gendarmerie states that the accident occurred at 3:30pm on French Quarter main road. The release further stated that the rider lost control of his motorcycle while riding on the rear wheel only (wheelie). The rider was thrown off the motorcycle as it landed on an oncoming vehicle.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 06 April 2011 01:49 )  
Comments (32)
  • rip
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    R.I.P young man

  • Condolence
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    R.I.P Grinch

  • Sss
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    May his soul R.I.P
    It's so sad that after all these accidents are young people would take it easy on the road with these motorbike.
    My heart goes out to his family and friends.
    Young people please some friendly advice..... Take it easy on these bikes. It only takes one mistakes or misjudgment and it can happened. May the good lord bless are young people in sint Maarten.

  • rip
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    rip flaco it is sad man i just talk to yesterday now today u gone it is unbelieveable damm

  • ambrosina J
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    May his soul rest in peace, i am going to miss hara**ing you. Like i always tell you love you and behave yourself and your answer would be yes mom. You will always be in my heart. Condolences to his father Otis may God give you strength in this difficult time.

  • Captain Zen
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    RIP. Death wish young men have no army to join and go fight. Death wish young men have no way to show themselves courage and have risky adventures without having to resort to crime but they only have the almighty killer machine The Bike. So be it. This is one more case of die in your own time.
    Our time is not our time. God takes the one he loves when they are young.

  • Kel
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    May his soul r.i.p. We have too many bike accidents. I lost count already for this year. To all the other bike riders please please take a lesson from these accidents because it seems like its not registering in some heads. My condolence to his family, the mother of his baby and his friends. This is really sad!

  • Driver
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    Riding on the rear wheel and lost control? Thank goodness innocent road users did not get hurt. These dam hooligans!

  • French Quarter girl
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    Yesterday I was all confused I could not do anything at all after hearing he died; RIP Ernest I will never forget you love you

  • shirley aarndell andrew
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    my deepest sympathy to Ernest Sr and his daughters for their loss on Ernest Jr may God guide you all thru this sad moment and give you comfort at this time. Also to his baby and his mom my condolence to you both.
    Ernest was the best friend of my son Jacques Jr aka Bico may god also watch over my son and give him comfort at this deepest day of his life.
    R.I.P Ernest

  • FRENCH QUARTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    First of all, my condolences to his family and friends; stay strong and GOD knows best. And to DRIVER only went it hit your door step you would understand , no one is hooligansss, i guarantee that wether u drive or run, or swim u too do some shit all ready ,.That is their pa**ion , they only practise it some time in and on the wrong places;
    SLEEP ON AND TAKE YOUR REST GRINCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Correction
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    RIP Ornis

    He is an employee of I.C.C Cargo in point blanche. Not ITC

  • Get tough on Poppers
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    My condolences to the family.

    I want to see the Gendarmes get serious with these idiots.

    I know the unofficial policy of Gendarmes is to let them kill themselves, but that's because they are only here for a brief vacation.

    We have to fight to correct our youth. When will enough be enough. How many young lives do we need to lose before something is done? I have tried to speak to these youth and they curse you and say "You $^&#@# you think your'e my mudder?"

    Let's have some brutal police controls on bikes and save these kids despite themselves.

    The Gendarmes should do what they did in 2003 and crush the bikes if the riders could not present papers for these so-called bikes made up of (usually stolen parts) pieces with no exhaust systems.

    It grieves my heart to see a young person lose their life because they want to be crazy on a bike.

  • heart hurting
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    omg i just dont belive this why there god a nest one from fq goin to my cousin u will be miss cuzo i hope your mom take care of u now to your gfriend be stong babes

  • french quarter people
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    Rest In peace ernest a real fq soulja
    i does ride bike and trust me things happen
    no matter if its your fault i rather take my own life then sumbody take it from me ya check and dem cars wa drivin on the road these dayz aint ga no respect for bike riderz self so i disagree
    u guys only watching the bike riderz buh u ga think bout the people them wa drivin on da road befor u think bout da bike cause if u dont check up on dem show dem have some respect dey going never learn

  • scholar
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    They need to do ban Bikes just like in Tortola! Simple...age limit to scooter ...25. case closed!

  • scholar
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    They need to do ban Bikes just like in Tortola! Simple...age limit to scooter ...25. case closed!

  • Holland
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    Sorry for the language but F***K u all bout hooligans and so on, it got nothing to do with hooligan or not, cause if it's your time then it's your time and a next I sure bet if it was a relative of you all own there would not have been no talk bout hooligans.

    Anyway forget bout some small minded poeple, Condolence to the family, his youth, his girlfriend and all his friends. Ornis/Grinch ur gone but ur spirit still lives on, may he R.I.P.

  • da joker from H.O.T
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    da migga there nuh chaw mess up lawwwwwd why

  • SXM
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    YO WA WRONG WITH PEOPLE THESE DAYS SOMEONE DIED AND U CALLING HIM ALL KIND OF NAMES THAT NOT NICE AT ALL. U THINK ANYBODY WANT TO DIE LIKE THAT . R.I.P CONDOLENCE TO HIS FAMILY AND LOVE ONES. I DIDN,T KNOW HIM LIKE THAT BUT I SAW HIM A FEW TIMES ON THE ROAD MAY HE R.I.P

  • TJ
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    RIP

    Sorry but doing wheelie on a small public road with traffic is seeking DEATH! :sad:

  • WEST SIDE
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    R.I.P SOUL JA .

  • waaaaaaaaaw
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    da really mess up for sure
    dem people dem up at he job , try to keep in down
    especially da Tony mi he co-worker and he always talk about da TONY MIKA SCOTTY HOW DE A FXXK WID HE JOB
    BOY LIFE NOT FAIR AT ALL , BUT DON'T WORRY MIKA AND TONY LONG ROPE FOR MORGERDOGSSSS
    THE WORLD IS A CIRCLE TRYING TO KEEP DOWN A YOUT MAN FROM STRIVING AIN'T GOOD AT ALL
    RIP MY BOY I HOPE INTERMAR .TROPICAL AND ALL DEM BIG FELLAS THAT KNEW U WERE A GOOD WORKER TAKE CARE OF UR YOUNG YOUTH.

  • FOR REAL
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    THEY PESTOR THAT YOUNG BOY FROM STRIVING
    BUT DON'T WORRY YOUR IN A BETTER PLACE NOW.
    MIKA AND TONY TIME WILL COME DON'T YOU WORRY!!!

  • Dushi
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    Forever Loved And Will Surely Be Forever Missed.

    R.I.P. To Ma Boy *Mr. Ginch* May God Keep you safe now and may your worries be no more. LOVE YOU, AND GOOD BYE.

    My condolences goes out to his Father, sisters, His Girl and baby, and extended family and friends.

    R.I.P. Ornis aka Grinch.

  • Pleaser!
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    Young people stop killing yourselves especially if you have children. Who will look after your kids? Don't you want to be around to protect them from abusers etc. Please put your thinking cap on. Right now you are not seeing the total picture put in time every thing will become clear. Take your time.
    I cannot understand why there are no indians or chinese kids getting kill on our roads with bikes? Maybe they know something that our children do not know? Something is terrible wrong? Any advice? :o

  • Sad
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    I asw the pic and i knew who it was one the.... I am shockkkkkkkkkkkkkeddddddd...... Haters stop laughin cause regardless that is a life lost and he have a family,his daughter wouldnt even remember him and that is the hardest...me and he couldnt c eye to eye fisrt but then when i started talking to him he was cooool..... Sadddd ... Rip love

  • Buttercup
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    This is so sad. I don't know him but I wish the young ppl would be more careful and take riding bikes more serious. my condolences to his family and his little youth. God will provide for his child n girl. may u rest in peace. save journey home my friend. love always.

  • Arubian
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    I knew his deceased mother very good, and i also know his father..
    My condolences goes out to the entire family especially his father & sisters..
    Gone to be with your muneca RIP Odis Jr.

  • Driver
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    To all these stupid weed smoking riders like this dead stupid boy. When you ride your bike in the middle of the road doing your wheelie I ain't moving. Bam!!! You dead and I gone! Time people do something to get these riders extinct. Because only dunce blacklip smelly people ride like that, yall aint notice yet? So like "french quarter people" say, hurry up, kill off yall selves before somebody who sick off yall like I do do the job for ya! Bam bam dat! ;-) ;-) ;-)

  • unknow
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    r.i.p grinch gone but not forgotten u will always be in my heart...!!! still cnt beleive he's gone :sad:

  • whatever
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    If he was riding the bike the way he should he wusnt get in tht aCcident I saw him last week riding the bike on the fq main rd like he mad wen the weed and alcohol in dey head wat u can expect who don't hear does feel

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