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An Early Morning Traffic Fatality
posted (December 18, 2017)
And there was another fatal accident. This one happened on the Phillip Goldson Highway at mile 12 early on Saturday morning. The Commander of Operations told us more:...

ACP Edward Broaster, Commander - Operations
"On Saturday, 16th December 2017, about 2:30 a.m., Ladyville Police responded to a Road Traffic Accident on the Phillip Goldson Highway between miles 12 and 13. Upon arrival on the scene, Police observed the motionless body of an elderly Hispanic male on the right side of the highway with cut wounds to the head and lower back."

"Initial investigation revealed that about 2:17 a.m., Sergio Paredez, 49 years old, Belizean Businessman of Orange Walk Town was driving his Red 2007 Ford Explorer Pickup with License Plate No. BVO C-01532 on the Phillip Goldson Highway from the direction of Ladyville towards Orange Walk, and upon reaching between miles 12 and 13 he knocked down the said Hispanic male."

"The identity of the male person was done and it's Efrain Alfaro 64 years old, Honduran of Frank's Eddy, Cayo District. He was identified by his daughter."

Paredez has been served with a notice of intended prosecution.

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