An Expecting Mother is Knocked Down in a Hit & Run

Thirty-nine-year-old Glenda Estrada, an expecting mother, was knocked down during a hit and run incident over the weekend in Ladyville.  Estrada was at a store purchasing items that she needed, ahead of being admitted to ward at the K.H.M.H. for the delivery of her son, when she was struck by a vehicle.  According to her common-law husband, Nelson Pech, he was at home when he heard a loud bang.  He immediately ran outside to see what had happened when he realized that Estrada had been injured.  Pech told News Five today that he did everything possible to transport his wife to Belize City for emergency medical attention, including a C-section to bring forth the newborn.

Nelson Pech

Nelson Pech, Husband of Victim

“I was at home just taking care of my three-year-old son and she was at the shop just getting some more medicine and thing fi mek di pain raise more so she could come to the hospital.  And from that, I just hear wahn bang and I hurry gone run and I see she laying down there.  Just hit, and there is where I try to do something and my mind tell me that I have to move she and bring her because she’s had a baby and I feel her thing, so I could feel ih di move so I say I have to take her.  We managed to bring her with a pickup because we were waiting for an ambulance and [I] noh think that reached.”

Isani Cayetano

“How badly is she hurt?”

Nelson Pech

“Well, it’s from her head.  She cyant recover from di knock weh ih get.  I think it’s hard because ih get lot of bleeding and thing.”

Isani Cayetano

“Did the person who knocked her down give any kind of assistance to bring her here or was it a hit and run?”

Nelson Pech

“Well, ‘til right now we don’t know too much about that.  It was just a hit and run, dehn noh even stop, nothing.  From far as I could hear, it is a lady.”

Isani Cayetano

“How is the newborn doing?”

Nelson Pech

“Thank God the baby is fine.  I’m so happy to see him and I just wish the mom could get happy like me too and just fight hard.  And I know she will make it.”

Isani Cayetano

“Are you guys seeking any kind of financial assistance?  Do you need to raise some money to help you with the expenses?”

Nelson Pech

“Well right now with di post weh my friends and thing do, I’m getting help right now and that’s how I managed to pay my bill weh dehn mi need, because dehn seh it was urgent so we tried our best.  And thanks to everybody weh are supporting me.”