The other fatal accident on Settlement Day happened in the Stann Creek Village of Santa Cruz.
That's where 26-year-old Gideon Ishim lost his life after falling out of a moving pick-up truck. According to police, the vehicle's driver has been served with a notice of intended prosecution.
Here's how Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero explained why during this morning's press briefing:
Sr. Supt., Hilberto Romero, Officer Commanding Eastern Division
"On Saturday, November nineteenth, police responded to a fatal traffic accident at Santa Cruz Village. Upon their arrival, they learned that Gideon Ishim, 26-years-old, fell from the back of a pickup truck. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. An investigation has been carried out and an NIP has been served on the driver of the pickup pending further investigation at this time."
Reporter
"What sort of criminal liabilities a driver has if a passenger is in the pan of your pickup and that person ends up in an accident? Maybe they fall out or they crash into some other vehicle and that person in the back is injured."
Sr. Supt., Hilberto Romero
"The driver of that vehicle is liable and it is illegal to carry passengers in the back of pickups. That is illegal. That is not authorized, a vehicle that is authorized to take passengers."
