There was another fatal accident involving an underage driver that occurred this weekend. It happened in Billy White village on Saturday, and the victim is a Guatemalan. Police told us more.
ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer
"San Ignacio Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident that resulted in the death of Joel Sandoval Mendoza, a 53 year old Guatemalan of Billy white village. What the investigation has so far suggested is that on Saturday 6th December 2025 sometime after 6:00pm Sandoval was on a road in Billy White village when he was struck by a motorcycle driven by a 14 year old student of the said village. Paramedics from Spanish lookout rendered assistance and transported Mendoza to the western regional hospital. However he succumbed to the injuries that he sustained sometime after 2:00AM on 7th December. The minor who also received some injuries in this incident has since been served with a notice of intended prosecution."
