Two months after she was knocked down on April first in Trial Farm Village by Orange Walk South Representative Jose Mai, Julia Arana succumbed to her injuries yesterday. Reports are that Arana was rushed to the Northern Regional in an emergency and pronounced dead on arrival. Today her son, the cyclist Nissan told us that the family is devastated. He says his mother was released from the hospital by doctors on Mother's Day - but she still had pain. He says that her health took a turn for the worse and she died at his home on Sunday morning, just after 10:00.
Julia Arana was 59 and the mother of four. Now that she has died Orange Walk police will have to decide whether to bring charges against Jose Mai. He knocked her down in his Toyota Hilux on the night of Friday April first as she was crossing the highway in Trial Farm.
Today, we got a chance to speak with Jose Mai's attorney, Eamon Courtenay, about the drastic turn of events which could see criminal charges brought against him. Here's what he told us just before the start of news:
Eamon Courtenay, Jose Mai's attorney
"First of all, as far as I am aware, Mr. Mai has not yet been charged and there is no decision as to whether he is going to be charged. As soon as she passed away, we were alerted and Mr. Mai communicated his sincere sympathy. My understanding is that a post mortem has to be conducted to determine what is the cause of death. I think that when that is completed, the police will be in the position to determine what charges, if any, would be brought up against Mr. Mai. Like everybody else, we are waiting for that to be completed and when it is, we will know what happens. Other than that it'll be speculation."
A post mortem is scheduled for tomorrow - and this should tell police whether the accident led to her death. Of course, Arana family members say that they know instinctively that it was the injuries from that accident which claimed her life.
Nissan Arana told us the family still has outstanding medical bills and now they have to find money to pay for the funeral. He says his mother was a healthy woman before the accident.
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