A Nazarene Pastor was knocked down on Saturday evening in Sand Hill. Burrell Boom resident 47 year old Oscar Chacon was crossing the road at the Maskall Junction in Sand Hill when he suddenly stopped and tried to turn back. That is when a Chevy heading to Orange Walk hit Chacon and killed him. His body was transported to the KHMH. Today we spoke to his employer - who says Chacon had just left him and his wife in Burrell Boom who was waiting patiently for her husband to come home for the evening mass.
Orlando Mai, employer
"Well actually now and again I get a job from here, not all the time and then he came by Saturday evening about 4 o'clock and told me let us straighten up."
Courtney Weatherburne
"Basic instructions"
Orlando Mai
"Yes, so that paid me off and then he went looking for a home. Then just about half an hour after that I got a call. Somebody told me get he got knocked down. I said I was surprised. He just left from in front of me and I asked the person if he had a bicycle. He said, no. All the time I know he comes with a bicycle from Boom. Every day he came riding and that day something just was supposed to happen. I was in Gardenia with a friend. That's when I got a call saying Mr. Mai, your helper got knockdown. I was so shocked and surprised. I said it couldn't be and when I left from Gardenia I went to the scene it was Mr. Chacon."
Courtney Weatherburne
"What did you see on the scene and how would you describe his body."
Orlando Mai
"I would describe his body like his hat was off his head and his checkered shirt that he had on and then I knew it was Mr. Chacon. It was so sad, he was a nice guy. A very nice church person and I still feel it a lot."
Luisa Chacon - Wife
"I got to Belize when it was dark already. So, we moved to the hospital. When we got there I went through the front entrance and the security man told me, 'you have to go to the emergency side.' So, I came out and I asked the security and he told me, 'go wait until they can help you because I don't know.' so, we moved to the next security. He said, 'you are Mr. Chacon's wife?' So, I told her yes. Then she told me, 'come and identify him. Come here and see if it's him.' So, I asked her how is my husband? If he's ok or? So, she told me, 'come,' when she told me like that I understood that he was not ok because what is he doing outside of the hospital? I expected to meet him inside of the hospital. She insisted me to go but I told her no. I took my son with me so he told me, 'ma I'm going.' I told him to go because I'm not able to. So, when my son came he told me, 'ma it's my father, he's dead already.' so, I said, 'well what can I do? There's nothing I can do. This morning when he went, he told me he will be back soon but then I saw 3 o'clock went and 4 and 5 o'clock went. So, I said I'll go and open the church so that when he comes we will have service but then as I got in the church I received the call."
The driver: 30 year old Kayir Benavidez of Orange Walk was served with a notice of intended prosecution. Chacon was a pastor in Burrell Boom for about 10 years. He leaves a wife and 3 sons behind.
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