HATTIEVILLE

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

On Wednesday, 12th of April 2017, at 6:50pm, 27-year-old Nory NOVELO reported that she was driving a Black 2008 Toyota 4 runner along with 4 passengers heading from Belmopan to Belize City. Upon reaching between miles 8 and 9 on the George Price Highway, in front of the recycling company, she saw a female on a bicycle crossing from the left hand side of the road to the right hand side of the road and also an elderly man walking across the road from left to right. She reported that she blew her horn and then hit her brakes to avoid hitting the male person, but to no avail. She immediately got out the vehicle to check on the condition of the person and called for ambulance assistance. A Notice of Intended Prosecution issued and victim, yet to be identified, was admitted to ward in a critical condition.