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He knocked down and killed 11 year old Tezzrah Thompson on Monday afternoon in Mahogany Heights and today – after two nights in custody - 44 year old naturalized Belizean, Jose Carlos Rodriguez was arraigned on 3 traffic offenses:, manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct and driving without due care and attention.

He appeared before Magistrate Ladonna John in Court #4; no plea was taken since the matters will be tried at the Supreme Court.

There was no objection to bail, but the prosecutor was had concerns about of his immigration status. Rodriguez's relatives were able to furnish the court with his passport that shows that he is a Honduran by birth, but a naturalized Belizean living in Belize for 23 years.

With that he was granted bail of $3,000 dollars with the condition that he cannot leave the country while his case is before the court. He was able to meet bail and is due back in Court in January of next year.

On Monday afternoon at around 3:00, Rodriguez was driving a cargo truck when he knocked down the 11 year old standard five student Tezzrah Thompson – who later died from her injuries. She had just gotten off a school bus and was crossing the road for her Mahogany Heights home when she was hit as she stepped from behind the bus.