Man Arrested Following Fatal Roaring Creek Highway Accident

Police have arrested and charged 47-year-old Michael McFadzean, a Belizean driver from Teakettle Village, in connection with the death of 70-year-old Daniel Puerto. McFadzean faces charges of Manslaughter by Negligence, Causing Death by Careless Conduct, and Driving Without Due Care and Attention.

The fatal accident occurred on Sunday, November 16, 2025, on the George Price Highway in Roaring Creek Village. Puerto was reportedly sitting on the highway when he was struck by a minivan.

A close friend of the victim, Albert Budd, recounted speaking with Puerto shortly before the crash. “By the time I put down my food upstairs, where I live, all I heard was ‘bang’. I just came back out to him, and my cousin knocked him down,” Budd said. He added that Puerto was run over a second time by a police vehicle: “He was down there almost a whole hour. And then the mobile still ran over his head. The police mobile they put him in, they still ran over his head too.”

At a press briefing, Assistant Superintendent of Police Stacy Smith said the collision occurred sometime after 10:25 PM. “The driver of the minivan was travelling in that vicinity when the minivan collided with Puerto, who is alleged to have been sitting on the highway at that time. The minivan has since been impounded for processing,” she said. Smith added that a notice of intended prosecution has been issued to McFadzean.