VITEMA Chief Says 911 System Was Problem Free on Fateful Night

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VITEMA Director Mona Barnes testifies before the Senate in this February file photo. (V.I. Legislature photo by Barry Leerdam)
VITEMA Director Mona Barnes testifies before the Senate in this February file photo. (V.I. Legislature photo by Barry Leerdam)

A week after the death of a St. John first responder amid reports of call to 911 going unanswered in during his medical crisis, the director of the V.I. Territorial Emergency Management Agency said an audit of the system showed it was working properly on the fatal night.

After word of the death of veteran ambulance boat driver Liston Sprauve, VITEMA Director Mona Barnes said the emergency call service underwent an internal audit.

A relative of ambulance boat captain Liston Sprauve said he called 911 between eight to nine times on the evening of Aug. 29, to no avail. Sprauve, 74, a marine captain, diesel mechanic and emergency medical technician, provided life…

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