It happened at about 1:15 am in Yemeri Grove village, about 7 miles outside of Punta Gorda town.

According to Patrick Jones.com Mes was behind the wheel of his Toyota RAV 4 early on Monday morning when the vehicle ran off the road, plunged into a ditch and crashed into a cement culvert. He died on the spot while his passenger was injured. He was reportedly driving to his home in San Marcos village.

The 64 year old Mes has an unfortunate history of traffic accidents. He knocked down two children in Forest Home Village in 2007 - which resulted in criminal charges bring brought while he was a member of the House of Representatives and Cabinet. He would later get off those charges. And in 2008, after he left politics, he was charged for drunk driving when he crashed into the back of a police mobile.

And while there's no escaping that unfortunate personal history, Mes made Belizean history by becoming the first Maya to be named a member of Cabinet in 1998. He was also the Minister of Culture when the NICH legislation was formulated. He was known to his political colleagues as calm, non confrontational and a man that could be taken at his word.