Patrick Riley Jr is in the Intensive Care Unit at MSJMC after he was struck by a minivan while walking on Fort Road Saturday afternoon.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – A teenaged boy who was hit by a minivan while walking along Fort Road on Saturday afternoon is in very critical condition with head trauma.
At the same time, police are questioning witnesses and the police officer who was allegedly behind the wheel of his private vehicle that struck Patrick Riley Jr, a resident of Browne’s Avenue.
At press time last night, the family said the student of Ottos Comprehensive School remained heavily sedated to keep him stabilised as he sustained head injuries with swelling on the brain which is life-threatening.
As the boy’s father Patrick Riley Sr walked from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Mount St John’s Medical Centre early yesterday, he told this reporter, “There is a lot of uncertainty right now and the doctor does not want to give us any false assurances. We were told, however, they have seen a very slight improvement in his condition but we don’t know that he will recover fully.”
Riley Sr said the 14-year-old third former has been slowly responding to treatment and he recognised his parents the first time he awoke from an unconscious state.
However, he said other times when he awoke, he was not responding to cues or questions.
“Every time he comes around now he screams and thrashes about. He has been in and out of consciousness and they have to keep him sedated so he could be treated. He has a terrible cut on the left of his face and his left ear was severely cut in more than one place,” the admittedly distraught father said.
Riley Jr, who plays for the Under 17 Rangers Football team and practices with the Under 17 National team, also sustained injuries to his back and initially complained of pain in the back and buttocks.
(More in today’s Daily OBSERVER)
I know Alex he’s a friend of mine at ocs. i hope he recovers back to his full health .o
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My prayers are with the young man’s family. Hoping for a speedy, complete and easy recovery! Now to the writer of this story, why didn’t you asked the family for a photo of the young man? Instead of that pic? Doesn’t that violate his privacy? The whole world shouldn’t be privy to his hospital stay. That I must say was tasteless on your part and on the editors of this newspaper.
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We provided the press with that photograph because that is what we wanted. we want people to see what that driver did to our Alex as we call him
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sorry to hear,my prayers are with u son
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