An 11-Month-Old Baby Killed in a Hit-and-Run 

On Monday around 7 p.m., a silver/grey Toyota Forerunner SUV rear-ended a motorcycle carrying a family of four, resulting in the death of an 11-month-old girl. The incident happened on the Hummingbird Highway between miles 49 and 50 near the Agua Viva community, as the family was heading towards Belmopan.

The driver of the SUV fled the scene without offering assistance, leaving the family to be helped by a passerby who rushed them to the Western Regional Hospital.

The 11-month-old girl, Giselle Mejia, succumbed to severe head trauma shortly after 7 p.m. The parents, 45-year-old Moises Mejia and 27-year-old Kaylie Aparicio, along with their 23-month-old toddler, survived with injuries.

Aparicio suffered abrasions on her hands and knees, while the toddler had a forehead abrasion and a deep cut above their right eyebrow.

The father, Moises Mejia, sustained minor injuries and arm pain.