And while the BTV has staunch support for this incident which may have happened in the Colombia Forest Reserve, further down in the Toledo District, a victim of a fatal traffic incident has the support of his fellow villagers after they claim a false account was made to the police concerning his death.
The report claims that around 2:00 yesterday afternoon, 28-year-old James Mossiah Jr was driving a BWS pickup truck when he hit a cyclist in Indian Creek Village. Mossiah told police that the person riding the bicycle was doing so on the right hand side of the highway, going the same direction as him, when he swerved in front of Mossiah. Mossiah said that he tried to avoid the cyclist but the right side of the vehicle hit the bicycle, causing the rider to be flung onto the highway. Mossiah then lost control of the vehicle, causing it to veer into some bushes on the side of the road.
The victim, Mike Choc, died on the spot.
But eyewitnesses contradict this report, saying that Choc was not riding but standing with his bicycle on the grass at the side of the highway when the vehicle hit him. One eyewitness alleges that the driver of the truck was texting.
Maria Pop - Eyewitness
"My mother and I were outside when I see the person coming on the bicycle on the right side sometime after 2 PM, we waved my mom using is right hand, my mom waved him back, he was off the pavement, meanwhile I heard the vehicle coming so fast, I see the vehicle already start to miss the road behind him. So, I see from where the boy is, directly he know the boy. I hurry check on the driver, the vehicle went into the bushes like 100 feet from where the body is. Then the driver and his side man the come out of the vehicle both of them got frightened, the driver held his chest because he was frightened, the side man shake his head and he just watch on the driver. He was an innocent person, he was a healthy person, he was a caring person, he no do nothing and everyone was shocked because everyone was heartbroken you know."
Pop told us that Choc was a farmer and had no children.
