Another teenage motorcyclist was killed in an accident last week. 19 year old Carlos Romero was close to his home in Belmopan when he crashed into a ten wheeler truck. He held on for about three hours before he was pronounced dead.
But his family says he wasn't out for a joyride, speeding through the city's streets. He was operating his own business and was working when the incident occurred.
Courtney Menzies spoke with his father and has that story.
19 year old Carlos Romero was a motorcyclist who made a living from his delivery service. But on Thursday afternoon, he collided with a ten wheeler truck and his bike stood no chance.
ACP Hilberto Romero, OCED
"Upon their arrival, they saw a ten wheel truck and a motorcycle with damages. Information received is that the motorcycle collided with the truck causing the driver of the motorcycle to be trapped under the tires of the truck. The person was removed and he was identified as Carlos Romero, he was taken for treatment where he succumbed to his injuries. An NIP has been served on the driver of the truck and an investigation is ongoing and at the end we will determine if any charges will be levied."
Romero's father was at work when he got the call his son had been in an accident. Only an hour and a half after he arrived at the hospital, his son took his final breath.
It was shocking for the family since he knew his son to be a careful driver.
Jorge Romero, Father of Deceased
"He was a runman, he did deliveries, and this was his station. When they called him, he goes to do the run and then he comes back home. He was operating from home. His business was delivery, what they call a runman."
Courtney Menzies:
"So he was riding motorcycles for a while."
Jorge Romero, Father of Deceased
"Yes, he was riding motorcycles for a while."
Courtney Menzies:
"And he's usually a careful driver?"
Jorge Romero, Father of Deceased
"Yes. He was a… guy that he thinks about the others and he takes care of himself on the streets and his mom was always telling him to be careful and I see him several times around, I never saw him speeding. He was responsible guy."
"According to what I heard, the vehicle, the truck was going down to St Jude's Street and he was coming from St Peter's Street. St Jude Street is a street that you have to stop. There's a stop area, the signs are not there but as a driver, we know that you need to stop and whosoever is coming from St Peter, St Joseph, they have the right of way. But going down to St Jude's, you have to stop. We're supposed to stop as a driver. What I heard was that the truck was going down through St Jude's and it didn't stop. And it's a heavy truck so you can't just lash brakes and it will stop."
And Romero says before this, he never had to worry about what his teenage son was up to:
Jorge Romero, Father of Deceased
"My son was a nice guy. Very responsible, hardworking. He was just 19 years old. He had dreams, he wanted to be something in life, do something in life. yes, he would socialize, drinks, goes out with his sisters. I never heard that my son caught in a fight, never they arrested him at the station. At 19 years old, to me he was a nice guy. He didn't give us headache like in those situations that we have to leave home at midnight to see him at the station. He was a nice guy, not because it's my son I will talk like that, but he was a nice guy, he never gave us that kind of worries."
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