Roaring Creek Truck Driver Found Chopped to Death

A chilling discovery in the early hours of Thursday morning has left the Cayo District reeling. Just after two-thirty A.M., police responded to a distress call along the Valley of Peace Road. What they found was nothing short of disturbing—a freightliner truck, its yellow trailer stacked with sugar cane but stained with blood. Nearby, a machete lay ominously on the ground. As officers combed the area, they made a heartbreaking discovery: the lifeless body of thirty-two-year-old Fredi Ortega, a truck driver from Roaring Creek Village. Ortega had suffered multiple chop wounds. He was rushed to the hospital, but tragically, it was too late. He was pronounced dead on arrival. Tonight, Ortega’s family is devastated, grappling with the sudden and brutal loss of a loved one. And the community is left asking: who would commit such a heinous act? As of now, police have not identified a suspect, but investigations are ongoing. We’ll continue to follow this developing story and bring you updates as they become available. If you have any information that could assist the police in solving this case, you are urged to come forward.