Charges Levied Following Fatal Santa Elena RTA  

Fifty-seven-year-old businessman, Simeon Herrera has been charged in connection with the fatal road traffic accident that claimed the life of nineteen-year-old Tamisha Jeal on September eighth in Santa Elena Town. As we reported, Tamisha and her brother Keenan Wragg were travelling on a motorbike towards San Ignacio when a pickup truck, travelling in the opposite direction, made a sudden turn into their lane. The siblings collided into the vehicle and were flung off the motorbike. Tamisha sustained fatal injuries. On Wednesday, police charged Herrera with one count of manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct, failure to give way when changing direction, driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention, driving a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license and driving a motor vehicle not covered by third-party risk insurance. Tamisha’s father, Graham Jeal urged motorists to be more cautious on the nation’s highways.

 

Graham Jeal, Father of Deceased

“In certain cases, I just want to reflect on the life of my daughter. I want to reflect that she lived a good life, a happy life. She was an amazing child like what my wife said. A lot of potential ahead of her for sure. Tragedy does happen in this world and this life, but sometimes tragedy can be avoided by just being a little bit more careful on both sides, being a biker and a driver, because I have the same experience, and actually being a driver of a vehicle. We just need to learn to take more keen attention when we are driving. When we are driving the lives of other people is also in your hands. I explained that to my son and I hope that other people take that into consideration. When we drive on the road, we are not just driving for ourselves, but we are driving for everybody else as well.”