PHILIPSBURG--Triggered by the death of Silvia Lynch, who was killed by a dump truck moments after exiting a school bus last week Friday, the police have begun a strict zero-tolerance initiative to enforce operation hours for heavy equipment.
Two police controls were held in Sucker Garden and on the Pondfill opposite L.B. Scott Sports Auditorium in Philipsburg from 11:30am to 2:00pm Tuesday. The police control focused on heavy equipment similar to the dump truck that was involved in the death of 12-year-old Lynch.
Heavy equipment is forbidden to operate on the public roads between 6:30 and 8:30am and from 12:00 noon to 2:00pm.
Police issued several fines for operating outside the designated hours to drivers of heavy equipment. They also checked documents belonging to drivers and their employers. Inspections of large trucks and machinery were also carried out by the police to ensure public safety.
Silvia Lynch was run over during the time heavy equipment should not have been on the road. The driver of the dump truck reportedly does not have a valid driver's licence and was working as an undocumented alien in St. Maarten.
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