Belmopan man killed in road accident

The Western Highway was a deadly place for road users this week. Fifty-two year old Orlando Sosa of Belmopan is the third victim of a traffic fatality on that road in as many days. According to police, Sosa was attempting to cross the highway in Roaring Creek Village around seven thirty Thursday night when he was hit by a car. Forty two year old Francisco Waight of Benque Viejo told police that he was headed towards Belize City when he knocked down Sosa between miles forty eight and forty nine, near the Texaco gas station in the village. Sosa was dead on arrival at the Belmopan Hospital. Waight has been arrested and charged with the offenses of manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct and driving without due care and attention.