Charged For Running Over A 10 Year Old

A 10 year old Pancotto Primary student Zion Belisle was killed on Friday afternoon as he got off a bus on the Northern Highway and was run over. Today the man who knocked him down was arraigned in magistrate's court. He is 21 year old Dion Skeen, the driver for a Courier service in Belize City who was charged with manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct and driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention. Skeen who resides in Ladyville was arraigned when he appeared today in magistrate Court. No plea was taken because the offences are indictable. He was released on a bail of seven thousand dollars and his case was adjourned until July 21st. Skeen was driving a white Hyundai van at mile 19 on the Northern Highway coming from Orange Walk, when he knocked down Belisle who had just alighted a bus and was crossing the highway. Belisle received injuries to his head and body and died on his way to the KHMH.