Tonight a Family in the Corozal District is grieving the loss of their 7 year old relative. Yesterday, Nazarene Primary School student, Juan Osorio was fatally struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle across an intersection. Our team went North today to find out more, and Jomarie Lanza reports from her hometown:
At this very intersection 7 year old Juan Osorio spent his last moments bleeding out onto the pavement, after he was struck by oncoming traffic and flung from his bicycle on Sunday morning after leaving a church service with his family. His mother claims he was an avid rider who knew when to stop and how to cross.
His mother Asuceli Osorio recounted for us how she watched her youngest child slip away:
Asuceli Osorio, Mother of deceased
"We were coming out from church when the accident happened, when all the traffic I see them cross right there in front of me, I see him die. I called police many times and they never reached. Lots of people were talking to the police and they never reached and they never answered. They reached half an hour later when my son was already dying."
"We were going home then I told him to turn back because we were going to see the Chiney to go buy something and I never conscious that he was not at the back of me when the accident happened. And the man not even stop there and stop here. How you think he don't have the fault? Tell me that. I'm a mother, I'm feeling this pain on me, I'm feeling like I don't want to live. He just turn 7 years old."
Juan's father, Diego spoke briefly about the events that unfolded Sunday morning. He claims that no ambulance was available in town at the time of the accident.
Diego Osorio, Father Of the deceased
"Well, the thing happened, the accident with my son, he was coming from church and then he passed the street and he went to buy a juice, and then when he was coming back across the road and then the man said he didn't see the kid and crashed into the kid, my kid died."
Jo Marie:
"Was your son by himself?"
Diego Osorio, Father Of the deceased
"No, he was with his three brothers and with his mom, when you guys called the police, how long did they take to respond?"
Jo Marie:
"When you guys call the police, how long did they take to respond?"
Diego Osorio, Father Of the deceased
"Well my wife called the police and then they reached and we called the ambulance and then I came right here and then, when I came here, the police were already going. When I moved from here and I went to the hospital and no ambulance was there because they said it was in Orange Walk."
Juan passed away at the scene of the accident before medical assistance could be rendered.
Asuceli Osorio, Mother of Deceased
"All the bike and everything with him, everything was out blood from his mouth, everything have a big hole right here. He was bleeding out, I just see my son pass away in front of me it was so terrible."
And while the police continue their investigations, an expecting mother is now left to grieve the sudden loss of her youngest child, a child she says she will remember for his loving nature.
Asuceli Osorio, Mother of Deceased
"He was lovely, humble the most….he was a kind person, he like hug me he like kiss me he love mommy love I love you I love you just in a morning before getting change he change and come mommy how do I look mommy before going to church. I told him you look handsome, I kiss him and I hug him, but I never know that was my last, last hug that I will see my kid alive."
The driver of the SUV, Roberto Saldivar is in custody and police say he will be charged.
