Press Release
Mother Warns Parents To Be Alive To The Dangers Of Teenage Holidays
No Amount Of Money In This World Could Replace My Son Ryan
Exactly one year ago at this time Angela Scullion was excitedly packing her 18 year old son Ryan’s case as he prepared for his first continental holiday with friends. Tragically Ryan was struck and killed by a recovery vehicle as he tried to cross the road. Local emergency services attended but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Ryan was on a Club 18-30 holiday and was walking home from out-of-town nightclub Amnesia when the accident happened on a badly-lit area of the C/731 (Evissa/San Antonio) Road which is commonly known as the ‘Road of Death’.
Ryan’s Mother Angela Scullion is convinced that parents the length and breadth of Britain are blissfully unaware of the dangers that lie ahead for their youngsters.
To mark the anniversary of her son Ryan’s death Angela Scullion said:
“This time last year we were both incredibly excited about Ryan’s holiday. I am sure parents want their teenagers to enjoy themselves, as I did, but they need to know how it can turn out horribly wrong. Ryan left the nightclub Amnesia in San Antonio and was trying to flag down a taxi when he was hit by a truck. He was training to be a DJ and that's why he wanted to go to Ibiza. He was there with five other friends. My son had just turned 18 a few days before the tragedy”.
Angela continued:
“My campaign resulted in a meeting with my MP Tom Clarke and the Prime Minister. Tony Blair could not be faulted he has done everything possible to help but the Spanish authorities are dragging their heels over their commitment to improve the road network on time.
“I was dealt a real blow by the Travel Insurance Company who said that because Ryan had been drinking alcohol his insurance was invalid. I simply refuse to believe that there are any teenagers planning a holiday that won’t have a drink, my heavens that is all part of the fun of the holiday, and I don’t want to stop that. The insurance companies are not shy in taking our money. They managed to dodge their responsibility by citing a clause somewhere hidden among all the drivel, of insurance details that purchasers don’t read. Let me be clear I don’t want a penny; no amount of money in this world could replace my son Ryan. However it is important for parents like me to be aware of the road danger in that part of Spain and also the ‘escape tactics’ of travel Insurance Companies. That is why I am encouraging parents to be careful about where their youngsters are going and to read the small print of insurance documents which are really not worth the paper they are written on”.
Angela concluded: “I want to highlight these problems on Ryan’s anniversary. In fact it will be a fitting tribute to Ryan, if by my speaking out, I can avoid another parent suffering the personal anguish that I have endured in the last year and of course Ryan’s tragic death will live with me for the rest of my life”.