By KEILE CAMPBELL

Tribune Staff Reporter 

kcampbell@tribunemedia.net

MORE than a year after three Christie brothers were killed in a crash on Sir Milo Butler Highway, their mother says she has been left in the dark as police have yet to explain why critical evidence is missing from the investigation that was supposed to determine how her sons died.

Lovan Miller-Christie, the mother of Philip McCarron Christie, 24, Philip D’Caprio Christie, 23, and D’Angelo Christie, 20, told The Tribune she believes her sons’ vehicle was clipped by another car and forced off the road. Police have never substantiated this claim.

“This was not a normal accident. It is alleged that another vehicle was there and racing with them, clipped them and forced them off the road,” she said. “Those people were not even detained. Nothing that should have happened has happened. It was like they concluded what they wanted to conclude within less than 48 hours.”

The brothers died shortly after 2am on September 2, 2024, when their metallic grey Honda Passport slammed into a tree while travelling north on Sir Milo Butler Highway. The driver and his front-seat passenger were trapped and pronounced dead at the scene. Their younger brother, rushed to hospital with serious injuries, later died.

The deaths shocked the nation, prompting tributes from political leaders and colleagues at Bahamas Power and Light, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company and the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute, where the young men studied and worked. Hundreds attended their funeral in Andros, mourning what officials described as a devastating blow to the community.

The inquest, which opened in late August, was suspended after only three days. Evidence Marshall Angelo Whitfield told Coroner Kara Turnquest Deveaux that the police traffic file was incomplete. He said investigators suspected another vehicle might have been involved and that two occupants of that car, along with about 30 witnesses, had been interviewed — but none of their statements were included in the evidence submitted.

Mr Whitfield also noted that the Honda Passo was never taken to a police compound for forensic examination and was instead impounded at a private lot. The coroner ruled the proceedings could not continue until investigators resubmitted the file with the necessary material.

Mrs Miller-Christie said she has never been briefed by police about the case. “No one from the police has ever contacted me or spoken to me, other than when I arrived in Nassau the day of the accident,” she said. “Everything I heard is based from the news and what I saw in the paper.”

She alleged that people known to her sons were present at the scene and should have been questioned, adding that they and their families never expressed condolences. These claims have not been corroborated by investigators.

“Not a one of them, or not a member from their family, reached out to me,” she said. “My entire bloodline was lost that morning. I want justice for my sons. Justice must prevail.”

Earlier this year, Mrs Miller-Christie said she visited the traffic division in the days after the crash in 2024 to collect her son’s belongings but left in tears after a senior officer accused her of making allegations against police. She now says her family is considering retaining legal counsel.

“There has to be justice for the Christie brothers,” she said. “The police must do their job and they must be held accountable.”

The case file remains with the Commissioner of Police for further review. It will be resubmitted to the Coroner’s Court once investigators provide the missing statements and forensic evidence.