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Akeelah’s Family Member Charged For Her Death
posted (May 9, 2014)
3 weeks ago, we told you about the Holy Saturday road traffic accident which claimed the life of 5 year-old Akeelah Wade. Well, tonight, 18 year-old Visiona Carcamo, is out on bail after was criminally charged for her death.

Carcamo was charged with manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct; driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention; negligent wounding; using a motor vehicle not covered by third party risk insurance, driving a motor vehicle without a valid Belizean driver's license, and driving with passengers in excess on a vehicle. She was arraigned before Magistrate Dale Cayetano, who took no plea on the 6 charges because they are indictable offences. She able to meet bail of $5,000, and she must return to court on July 14.

As we reported, Carcamo, was driving a Honda Motorcycle on Holy Saturday, April 19, at around 4 o'clockthat afternoon. She had little Akeelah Wade and Kelsey Peyrefitte on the motorbike as her passengers. While they were crossing the intersection of North Front and Douglas Jones Streets, the motorcycle slammed into the back of a Metro bus. Akeelah Wade died from that accident, while Carcamo and Peyrefitte suffered injuries which required medical treatment.

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