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And ten hours before the Marin family tragedy, there was a fatal accident in the village of Scotland Halfmoon. Police say that at 5:45 on Sunday morning they found 39 year old tour guide Lawrence Cleland slumped over the steering wheel of an Isuzu Trooper he had rented. Ladyville Police say it appears that Cleland crashed into the concrete median on the Mosul Creek Bridge.

Insp. Calbert Flowers, O.C. –Ladyville Police
“Upon arrival at the Mosul Creek Bridge police observed a black Isuzu Trooper which was at the western portion of the bridge, the front portion of the vehicle was extensively damaged and the police observed that an apparent lifeless body of a male was still seated in the driver’s seat of the vehicle. The male was later identified as Lawrence Cleland. Our investigation so far reveals that Mr. Cleland was travelling alone in the Trooper from the direction of Scotland Halfmoon enroute to the Belize City area when the vehicle collided into the bridge. The investigation is ongoing.”

Keith Swift,
“So what do you believe happened, he fell asleep at the wheel?”

Insp. Calbert Flowers,
“We cannot say at this point but our investigation reveals that he left Scotland Halfmoon sometime around five o’clock in the morning. He was alone.”

A post mortem was performed on Cleland’s body this afternoon.