SAN ESTEVAN VILLAGE, Orange Walk District, Wed. Apr. 27, 2022 — A 34-year-old laborer of San Estevan Village, Orange Walk District, was killed on Monday, April 25, when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck on the San Estevan Road.

The pickup, which was coming from the opposite direction and was being driven by Hilmer Torres, a 35-year-old farmer of August Pine Ridge, reportedly collided with the victim, Marlin Nadir Hernandez, at about 7:00 p.m. that evening, and Hernandez died shortly after on the scene.

Rebecca Chan, Hernandez’ sister, a Spanish speaker, told local reporters about the information they have so far received about the incident. Her comments, translated into English, are as follows: “Right now, we don’t know what happened. The version they told us is that he had the fault, but we don’t know anything else, only what the police told us. Until right now, we don’t know anything. I haven’t seen them or know what will happen. The only thing we heard was that he wanted to overtake another car, but we don’t know if there was any witness and if anyone saw it or know something so they can inform us, because I don’t think that someone would like the same thing to happen their loved one,” said Chan.

Chan said that she does not believe that her brother was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident because he works at night and was heading to his job when he left home.

“He was okay! He worked the night before and the following day he stayed here all day and was acting normal with everybody, and suddenly he said he was going to Orange Walk and we didn’t see him again… The only thing that my mother told him was to be careful and to come back home,” Chan said. “He has been very careful when driving, especially with a motorcycle. He wasn’t that person that will ride around the village fast; he would drive carefully,” continued Chan. Chan commented on the type of person that her brother was. “He was my only brother, and we’re all girls. He was a good worker and always working and always willing to help others who weren’t his family members. He had a lot of friends. I didn’t want him to die,” said Chan. Torres was detained by police pending investigation.