Another Knocked Down And Killed On Christmas Eve

There was another fatal traffic accident over the holidays – and the victim is also a younger person. This one happened on Christmas Eve in San Joaquin Village in the Corozal District. At 8:40 pm, 22 year old Armin Nair Rodriguez was riding a bicycle between miles 79 and 80 when he was knocked down by 34 year old Luis Noriega who was driving a Ford Ranger pickup. Noriega was heading in the same southbound direction that Rodriguez was, when he says the cyclist made a u-turn across the road. Rodriguez sustained major head injuries and died on the spot. Noriega was charged for Manslaughter by negligence, Causing death by careless conduct and Drove Motor Vehicle without due care and attention.