Several Fatal Road Incidents Across Belize

The extended weekend saw the deaths of several motorists, all from road traffic incidents. On Sunday, Elmer Flores was found lying motionless next to his motorcycle in Saint Matthew’s Village. Another fatal incident occurred the following day in Cayo District, when a motorcycle driver, identified as Justin Vasquez, was found with severe injuries to the head and body. Also at the scene was an abandoned pickup truck where the perpetrator presumably fled from. We spoke with Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero for the full report.

 

ACP Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division

“On Sunday, the twenty-eighth day of April 2024, police visited Saint Matthew’s Village where there was a report of a fatal road traffic accident. Upon arrival, police saw a Ford one fifty pick-up and a motorcycle extensively damaged. Police finally checked and saw the lifeless body of a man, Elmer Flores forty-six-years with several injuries. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Information is that Alberto Romero was driving the ford one fifty and he overtook several vehicles and collided into the motorcycle just coming in the opposite direction. An investigation was carried out and Alberto Romero has since been arrested and charged with driving motor vehicle due to careless intention. Causing death by careless conduct and manslaughter by negligence.”

 

Reporter

“No alcohol involved?”

 

Hilberto Romero

“Urine specimen was obtained and that will be tested. On Monday, the twenty-ninth of April, 2024 police visited Cristo Ray Road where there was a fatal road traffic accident. They saw a motorcycle with damages and found at the scene was a person later identified as Justin Vasquez, thirty-one-years, with several injuries to the head and body. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Information is that a pickup truck had crashed into a lamppost and the wires were hanging across the street when the motorcycle came and  he got caught in the wires. We are still looking for the driver of that vehicle who fled from the scene after the accident.”