Traffic accident on W. Hwy leaves one dead

A traffic accident on the Western Highway has left a resident of the Cayo District dead. According to police reports, forty-five year old Carlos Oscar Lara was driving his Toyota Previa from Belize City to San Ignacio in the early morning hours of Saturday. But between miles sixty-nine and seventy, the van went off the road and landed on its side. When the police arrived at the scene at three a.m., they found Lara behind the wheel. He was transported to the San Ignacio Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Investigators in Cayo continue to look for clues as to what may have contributed to the accident.