Last night, we told you about a carjacking on the city's north side. It ended in a wreck at mile 44 on the Western Highway a few hours later. Monica Bodden went out to that scene last night, and she put the pieces together with surveillance video.
Monica Bodden reporting
It happened at approximately 3:20 yesterday afternoon. The white 2011 4-runner SUV is parked on Mercy Lane next to the Belize Elementary Auditorium.
If you look closely, you'll see its owner, a sales woman of Belize City along with her 6 year old daughter walking towards their parked vehicle.
Just as they were getting into the vehicle before even closing the door, a man ran up from behind and darted towards the parked SUV, while another walked a little slower towards them.
The owner was already inside the vehicle but had no time to close the door and drive off. One of the men was armed with a handgun and ordered her to get out the vehicle and hand over the keys.
As you can see, both mother and daughter managed to run out the vehicle and up the street, meanwhile the two culprits raced off in the 4runner.
But less than an hour after the armed carjacking, the SUV was found at mile 44 on the Western Highway overturned about 30 feet from Eagle Landing Restaurant. It was extensively damaged and no one was found inside.
The vehicle which was valued at a hundred thousand dollars was later towed away and brought back into Belize City.
Fearing for her safety, the victim asked not to be interviewed or to have her name released. Police have made no arrests and are not sure where the men got to after the accident – though the extensive damages to the Four-Runner suggest that they may have suffered some injury.
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