{"id":135235,"date":"2021-08-17T11:44:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T15:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=135235"},"modified":"2021-08-17T11:48:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T15:48:21","slug":"breaking-former-airport-ceo-stanley-smith-dies-in-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/breaking-former-airport-ceo-stanley-smith-dies-in-car-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Former Airport CEO Stanley Smith dies in car crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3186879071\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-69424833\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stanley Smith, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority, died in a horrific car crash in Dania Beach in Broward County in Florida Monday afternoon.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3442181448\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 1143w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:214\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:732\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 732w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:1075\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/quueens.jpeg 1097w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1143\" height=\"1600\"   \/><\/div>\n<p>He had been driving his blue Jaguar SUV when it crashed into a concrete utility pole.<\/p>\n<p>Surveillance video showed the moment the vehicle slammed into the pole then became engulfed in flames.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1005074532\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-522711449\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:730\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:730\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:166\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:566\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:425\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:385\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1320\" height=\"730\"   \/><\/div>\n<p>Good samaritans used a ladder to break the car\u2019s window and pulled two passengers, a woman and her daughter from the fiery wreck.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2359477597\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The woman, who is an Antiguan national, sustained severe burn injuries and fractures, as did her daughter.<\/p>\n<p>The board and management of the ABAA have reacted with sadness to the death of Mr Smith.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1233118482\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-135236\" src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:666\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Smith-1024x666.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:666\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Smith.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Smith.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:499\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Smith.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:452\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Smith.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1068\/h:694\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Smith.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:646\/h:420\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Smith.jpeg 646w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:780\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Smith.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>NEWS 10 REPORT:<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa indexes__TextBase-klv0wy-2 dQOwWF\">Surveillance video captured the moments a car crashed into a pole in Dania Beach, and the heroic efforts of good Samaritans that saved lives moments before first responders arrived.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2461871977\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_1115\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa indexes__TextBase-klv0wy-2 dQOwWF\">It was late Monday afternoon when a blue Jaguar SUV slammed into a concrete light pole on Griffin Road near Anglers Avenue.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3250937766\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa indexes__TextBase-klv0wy-2 dQOwWF\">The driver and two passengers, including a 6-year-old girl, were trapped inside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa indexes__TextBase-klv0wy-2 dQOwWF\">After about 20 seconds, the SUV went up in flames. It was another 60 seconds before a driver stopped and tried to help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa indexes__TextBase-klv0wy-2 dQOwWF\">Eventually a man arrives with a step ladder and tried to break open a window.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa indexes__TextBase-klv0wy-2 dQOwWF\">He\u2019s unable to, but then another good Samaritan grabbed the ladder, broke the back window and opened the door.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-bdVaJa indexes__StackBase-klv0wy-5 jHivbG full-width\">\n<div class=\"sc-bdVaJa bhYWet imageWrapper\">\n<div class=\"sc-bdVaJa juIccO\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-bdVaJa ebFuhn full-width landscape\" src=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/resizer\/OsYlGCtzkYsBgOHjweoaFrpNXaI=\/1280x720\/smart\/filters:format(jpeg):strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/gmg\/ZJRX5NCKRZAIJIKAQPF3MZZBEY.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1200px) 850px, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 50vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/resizer\/qN86trFNYnbp1xowQ_KyqR8CAkg=\/380x213\/smart\/filters:format(jpeg):strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/gmg\/ZJRX5NCKRZAIJIKAQPF3MZZBEY.jpg 380w,https:\/\/www.local10.com\/resizer\/ikPl1tDZKtuKc7L8adRrkw4YNXA=\/425x239\/smart\/filters:format(jpeg):strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/gmg\/ZJRX5NCKRZAIJIKAQPF3MZZBEY.jpg 425w,https:\/\/www.local10.com\/resizer\/OsYlGCtzkYsBgOHjweoaFrpNXaI=\/1280x720\/smart\/filters:format(jpeg):strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/gmg\/ZJRX5NCKRZAIJIKAQPF3MZZBEY.jpg 1280w\" alt=\"Photo does not have a caption\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa indexes__TextBase-klv0wy-2 dQOwWF\">That man pulled out a 20-year-old woman and the 6-year-old girl, saving their lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa indexes__TextBase-klv0wy-2 dQOwWF\">The two were pulled to safety as a nearby worker with a fire extinguisher tried to put out the flames.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa indexes__TextBase-klv0wy-2 dQOwWF\">When first responders arrived, the woman and little girl were on the ground, knowing their loved one was unable to make it out alive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-bdVaJa indexes__FlexBase-klv0wy-0 hjqYqm zeusAdWrapper\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/15466288\/WPLG\/Web\/news\/local_2__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa indexes__TextBase-klv0wy-2 dQOwWF\">According to the Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office, the surviving victims were rushed to the hospital with severe burns and broken bones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa indexes__TextBase-klv0wy-2 dQOwWF\">While the crash forced the lanes of traffic to be shut down for hours, investigators are now trying to obtain more video from nearby businesses with hopes it can explain what caused that driver to lose control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa indexes__TextBase-klv0wy-2 dQOwWF\">The good Samaritan who arrived with the fire extinguisher spoke off camera to Local 10 News\u2019 Roy Ramos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa indexes__TextBase-klv0wy-2 dQOwWF\">He was extremely shaken up and very upset by the fact that they were unable to pull everyone to safety.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-1836420564\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Stanley Smith, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority, died in a horrific car crash in Dania Beach in Broward County in Florida Monday afternoon. He had been driving his blue Jaguar SUV when it crashed into a concrete utility pole. 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