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Man Crashes Into Lamppost and Dies
posted (December 16, 2019)
22-year-old Jaime Williams died in an accident just before 10:00 last night.

It happened at the junction of Trapiche road and Loma Luz Boulevard. Williams was driving from San Ignacio to Santa Elena town.

But something went wrong and he slammed into a lamp-post which caused the vehicle to flip and his body to be flung into the roadside bushes.

Today his family visited the scene of the unbelievable accident.

ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch
"On yesterday's date some time around 9:40pm, San Ignacio police were called to an area on Loma Luz Boulevard in Santa Elena Town where they observed a brown in color Honda CRV vehicle on the main road with extensive damages and a short distance away the body of a male person later identified as Jaime Williams, 22 years old of a Belize City address. What was gathered so far is that Jaime Williams was coming from the direction of San Ignacio into Santa Elena when he apparently lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a lamppost where he was flung from the vehicle causing his injuries and the extensive damage to the vehicle."

Reporter
"He passed away."

ACP Joseph Myvett
"Yes."

Reporter
"Is there any indication that alcohol may have been involved?"

ACP Joseph Myvett
"At this point in time we do not know but that will be determined at the post mortem where blood will be extracted from him to determine that."

He family declined comment today.

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