A Westbury Primary School pupil who was knocked down by a car on President Kennedy Drive, in an incident that was captured in a viral surveillance video, has been discharged from hospital, prompting his mother to appeal for urgent action on dangerous driving in their St Michael neighbourhood.As the child was recovering at home with his family, mother Natasha Martindale, spoke with Barbados TODAY, expressing both relief and concern over the ordeal.“He is still in aches and pains - the head, the back, the feet - but otherwise he is eating, drinking, still a little nauseous but I am glad he got life. I will be okay to know that he [is okay], but it’s still a little traumatising for me. It’s not easy,” she said.She noted that the support from friends and wider Barbados has been comforting.She said: “I have a few people that are checking in constantly, they would pass as long as they know where I am and check in on him, both checking in on him and me and the others to see how we are doing. It’s nice.”Though she admitted she had no animosity towards the driver involved in the accident, she raised concerns about dangerous driving that has become commonplace in and around their St Michael neighbourhood.
