Family Mourns 38-Year-Old Killed in Big Creek Road Accident

Police are investigating a fatal road traffic accident in the Stann Creek District that claimed the life of 38-year-old Brandon Alex Coleman. The collision occurred Thursday afternoon on Big Creek Road when a Ford Explorer reportedly turned into the path of Coleman’s motorcycle.

Coleman was rushed to the Independence Polyclinic and later transferred to the Southern Regional Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Police have detained the driver of the SUV, 65-year-old Jes Christian Bech of Monkey River Road, as investigations continue.

Coleman’s younger sister, Angelina, described the heartbreak of losing her brother. “Yesterday I was at work when I got the call from my sister. She told me that he went to Big Creek to drop off one of my relatives to work. And while on his way back…This hurt me, I never get a hurt so bad yet in my life, until now,” she said. 

She said her brother had been working on his little brother’s house, with plans to finish it so her sibling could move into his own home.”All his plan was just cut short,” she said. “He has a daughter that he loves so much…He couldn’t even say anything after he got hit. He was knocked unconscious.”

The family also expressed frustration over the lack of communication from authorities. “Up to now, no police reach our house. Nobody came. Nobody said anything to the family… This hurt me, I never get a hurt so bad yet in my life, until now.”

Relatives remembered Coleman as someone who always brought joy to others. “My brother, he was not a problem maker. He is the sweetest. He always make everybody smile. He always happy. Whatever he does, he does it with a happy mindset because he wants everybody around him to be happy,” Angelina said.