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Emerson Burke Crashes And Dies
posted (November 27, 2015)
Well-known Belmopan businessman Emerson Burke died in a terrible traffic accident on the Southern Highway early this morning.

Independence Police report that at around 6:08 a.m., they were called out to an area of the highway between Bladden and Medina Bank Villages known as Machaca Creek.

There, they found Burke's black Toyota Tundra pick-up truck pinned to the side of guard rail on the left shoulder of the road. Lying a few feet away from the vehicle, they found Burke's lifeless body on the ground. They believe time is that he was traveling towards Punta Gorda Town. Burke then somehow lost control the vehicle and slammed into the guard rails. He suffered severe head and bodily injuries, and he was pronounced dead on arrival at the Southern Regional Hospital about 2 and a half hours later.

Emerson Burke rose to prominence in 2006 when he acted as whistleblower in the DFC scandals. He was employed then as chief appraising officer. His name hit the news as recently as May of this year when he wrote a letter accused Belize Rural North Area Rep. Edmond Castro of squatting in Santa Marta Village. Castro categorically denied that accusation and threatened to bring a slander lawsuit against Burke if he continued his crusade.

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