Tonight, we report on the weekend's 2 fatal traffic accidents, which claimed the lives of 2 young men. We start first with the accident which occurred on the early hours of Sunday Morning. According to police, they responded to a report at Mile 1 on the Western Highway in front of Harry's Imports.
There, they found an overturned car, which had 19 year-old Lexie "Alex" Dixon trapped inside. The emergency personnel rescued Dixon from the vehicle, but they he passed away from massive head and bodily injuries.
Police are still investigating, so all the details are not known, As a result, 7News tracked down one of the 5 men who were in the vehicle at the time of the accident to get an understanding of what took place.
He told us off camera that they had a few drinks at a party, and that while they were driving to Belize City, Dixon grabbed the steering wheel and startled the driver, which led to the accident:
Voice of: Wellington Armstrong - Eyewitness/Accident Victim
"We were at a party behind St. Martin's area after Leslie's. We were drinking there and before we left we were looking for a song to put on. After that we took off full speed from in front of the party and we went on the highway to come back to Belize. All I remember was when Lexie pulled the steering wheel while the guy was driving and after that he was struggling to get back on the road. I don't remember if it flipped because I only felt we were spinning but my friends say we flipped, they said the first land was on Lexie's side. After that we tried crawling out and we couldn't talk and we couldn't see. Every time I crawled I fell after that I came out. One of my friends was telling me something but I couldn't hear him good and my neck was hurting, my should and the back of my head."
Daniel Ortiz
"How many of you were in the car?"
Voice of Wellington Armstrong
"Five, I was in the middle. Another friend of mine Jimel was on the left and Gary was on the right. Lexie the one that died, was on the passenger side and then Dominique was the driver."
Daniel Ortiz
"And did Dominique tell you what caused the vehicle to get into the accident?"
Voice of Wellington Armstrong
"I don't remember but he said he was trying to get it good on the road but because of the speed when he pulled it to the right then the vehicle started to flip then."
Daniel Ortiz
"How is your family coping of this sudden tragic loss?"
Jerome Marshall - Brother of Deceased
"Well we're pretty miuch coping with it in no specific way but everybody is just taking it as the day progresses."
Daniel Ortiz
"How is his mom?"
Jerome Marshall
"Well of course you know she's taking it the hardest. Lexie was a happy go-lucky, jovial kind of guy. Everyone that knows Lexie knows that he's always laughing and talking, saying silliest things and at the same time he's making you laugh. You could be having the worst day and if Lexie comes around then a big smile is on your face."
The Driver of the vehicle, Dominic Tatum received minor injuries, and he was admitted at the KHMH for observation. According to police, a sample of his blood was taken for analysis.
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