Woman Dies After Vehicle Overturns Near Gran’s Farm

Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred on the George Price Highway near Gran’s Farm on Saturday morning, September 14. According to the investigation, 30-year-old Tiffany Tifara Licona from Blackman Eddy Village lost control of her green 2009 Chevrolet Tracker while attempting to overtake a pickup truck on the left side, causing the vehicle to overturn. Licona was en route from Belmopan to Belize City.

Passenger Melva Elizabeth Myers, 64, suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) Morgue. According to her son, Selvyn Myers, she was preparing for a medical checkup abroad. “On Saturday she was to board her flight to the US to go and do some medical checkup, her once a year checkup.”  he said. Myers described the moment he found his mother at the scene: “I get a glimpse of my momma lying by the vehicle and the fence. I went there and tried to do chest compression and CPR, pray for a pulse or something, I tap her foot bottom,”

Among the other passengers were three minors: Jamerah Bejerano, 11, Jamilee Bejerano, 9, and Kenton Arnold, 5, who sustained minor injuries. Licona also suffered injuries and reported severe pain. All involved were taken to KHMH for treatment. The incident is under investigation by Corporal Athon Martinez.