It has been little more than a year since a crash claimed the life of Haile Matthews, known fondly by the nickname Marcus Garvey.

For Mr Matthews’ mother, Sandra Wilson, it has been a year without closure as she struggles to get answers on exactly how her son died.

The 31-year-old father of two was killed shortly after midnight on January 18, 2013, when his motorcycle collided with a car on Montpelier Road, Devonshire.

“I’m not sleeping right now — I’m stuck until I get some answers,” Ms Wilson told The Royal Gazette. “I’m stuck on the bed sometimes — I get up because I have children and grandchildren.

“But I have to find out what happened to him. I just want them to get it right.”

Ms Wilson said she was prepared to deal with the news that her son had been driving while impaired.

“I told police he’d been down at the boat club, and maybe at Devonshire Rec,” Ms Wilson said. “I just need to see a toxicology report.”

Mr Matthews’ vehicle was involved in a collision with a car just north of Hesitation Lane.

According to his mother, the owner of the car involved in the crash has been able to claim off her son’s insurance.

“I haven’t got the police report; I have got nothing,” said Ms Wilson. “I keep hearing his report should be ready soon but I never get when.”

The fatal accident — Bermuda’s second road death of 2013 — occurred at 12.45am that day; Ms Wilson was called to the hospital at 2am.

She said police were unable to provide a family liaison officer, and the abrupt discovery of her son’s death left her stunned.

“I was out of it; I didn’t know what to do, and a doctor never came to me,” she recalled.

She said she’d attempted to get in touch with the other driver involved in the accident, but had been told the person was too distraught and needed counselling.

In the meantime, conflicting stories from police officers trying to help have compounded her grief.

“One officer said he was struck. One said he’d hit the wall. Another said he didn’t hit the wall. I just need to know what happened.”

Ms Wilson added that her son had occasionally suffered from seizures.

Although she doubted that a seizure caused the crash, she said a police officer had ruled it out, telling her alcohol had been to blame.

“This person told me down the phone that my son was drunk,” she said. “I haven’t seen any test or seen anything to show that he didn’t have a seizure. I haven’t been given anything on paper.”

Bermuda Police Service were given several opportunities to respond to this story, but had failed to do so by press time last night.