A Teakettle man was knocked down and killed yesterday morning. 49 year old Margarito Vanegas was walking on the side of the highway in the village when a truck ran him over. Our information is that he had just crossed the road. Vanegas had been drinking moments earlier. Here is what police had to say on this case.
ACP Joseph Myvette, Head, NCIB "Sometime after 10 am yesterday police were called to Teakettle village where they spoke to one Edwin Herrera who reported to them that he was driving a white cargo truck west bound when upon reaching Teakettle he observed a male person walking across the highway but he was unable to avoid hitting the person who was already in the middle of the highway. That person was learnt to be Margarito Vanegas, 49 years unemployed of Teakettle Village who received head and body injuries. He was transported to Western Regional Hospital and later to KHMH where he succumbed to those injuries late yesterday evening so far the driver of the truck Edwin Herrera has been served with a notice of intended prosecution while the investigation is ongoing."
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A Teakettle man was knocked down and killed yesterday morning. 49 year old Margarito Vanegas was walking on the side of the highway in the village when a truck ran him over. Our information is that he had just crossed the road. Vanegas had been drinking moments earlier. Here is what police had to say on this case.
"Sometime after 10 am yesterday police were called to Teakettle village where they spoke to one Edwin Herrera who reported to them that he was driving a white cargo truck west bound when upon reaching Teakettle he observed a male person walking across the highway but he was unable to avoid hitting the person who was already in the middle of the highway. That person was learnt to be Margarito Vanegas, 49 years unemployed of Teakettle Village who received head and body injuries. He was transported to Western Regional Hospital and later to KHMH where he succumbed to those injuries late yesterday evening so far the driver of the truck Edwin Herrera has been served with a notice of intended prosecution while the investigation is ongoing."