Mike Espat flown to Florida for treatment

In an update on another story, Toledo East Representative Mike Espat is in a Fort Lauderdale hospital tonight recovering from injuries suffered in an automobile accident on Sunday. Espat was flown to Florida on Monday afternoon by air ambulance and is receiving treatment for his injuries, the most serious of which are said to be to his pelvis. Espat’s government owned vehicle went off the road and flipped over several times near mile thirty-one on the Western Highway. It is believed that Espat was driving at the time. His two passengers are recovering from their less critical injuries at Belize Medical Associates.