Major Basil Jarrett
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Communication strategist Major Basil Jarrett
Following last Monday's crash which claimed the lives of two children in Clarendon, communication strategist Major Basil Jarrett is calling for a national emergency response campaign.
Speaking on TVJ's Smile Jamaica on Monday morning, Major Jarrett bemoaned the behaviour of onlookers who recorded the scene instead of offering meaningful assistance.
He said there is a need for a public and private sector led education campaign to teach Jamaicans how to respond to crises.
"I think there are three things that we need to seriously consider. One is to re-socialise persons around social media. When you put that video online...it's there for eternity. And for the rest of her life, that mother is going to have to see her daughter on the floor while innocent bystanders are standing around watching. That's painful," he lamented.
"The other thing we need to look at is to really look at how we train first-aid CPR, that sort of emergency response, in schools. And of course, too, we also need to look at our emergency response services. I think some of the times people die just because the emergency responders are too late in getting there," added Major Jarrett.
Twelve-year-old Richard Tulloch and 16-year-old Jody-Ann Lodge, both students of Lennon High School, were passengers in a Subaru motor car that collided with another vehicle last Monday.
Following an investigation, the driver of the Subaru, 34-year-old Kerome Wint - a resident of Mocho, Clarendon - was on Thursday charged with causing death by dangerous driving, driving without a road licence, and having no insurance coverage.
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