August's spirited protest on the Benque Road by Succotz Villagers made for one of the most visually memorable news events of the year. The villagers got riled up because there was the perception that Deputy Commissioner Miguel Segura was being protected from prosecution for his involvement in that accident which killed Yolanda Consuelo Valencia and seriously injured his taximan Yanie Evan Cu. Turns out he wasn't being protected from prosecution, but now, neither are those rioters!
7News has confirmed that some of the participants have been charged with rioting.
As we had shown you, on August 19, a large group of residents blocked the Benque Road for over 7 hours with burnt tires. At the height of the protest, it devolved from civil disobedience into a riot when persons in the crowd threw rocks and pint bottles at law enforcement officers who where trying to put out the fire and open the road.
Police had told us at the time that they would seek advice about criminal charges, and today, the decision came down. 20 persons were served with riot charges, and summons papers ordering them to show up at the Magistrate's Court on Thursday.
PUP Standard Bearer for Cayo West Dr. Lesbia Guerra, told us she has been trying to get legal representation for the accused.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Miguel Segura was driving under the influence on August 16 when he crashed into a taxi and killed passenger Yolando Consuelo Valencia and seriously injured driver Yanie Cu.
He is facing charges of manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct, driving without due care and attention, negligent grievous harm, failing to alter the direction his vehicle to give way, and driving a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration above the prescribed limit.
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