Motorist Killed in Collision in Roaring Creek

A quiet Saturday night in Roaring Creek turned tragic when passing motorists spotted a man lying motionless beside a wrecked motorcycle on the George Price Highway. When police arrived, they found twenty‑nine‑year‑old Manuel Munguía already unresponsive, his damaged bike nearby telling the story of a violent crash. Investigators now believe Munguía was heading toward Belmopan when he drifted into the opposite lane and slammed head‑on into an SUV. ASP Stacy Smith breaks down what officers uncovered at the scene and where the investigation goes from here.

 

ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer

“Roaring Creek Police are investigating a fatal road traffic accident, which led to the death of twenty-nine-year-old Manuel Mungia. The investigation comments on Saturday fourteenth, February, 2026 at approximately nine twenty p.m., when officers in that jurisdiction were advised of the presence of an unresponsive male person near miles forty-seven and forty-eight on the George Price Highway, the officers proceeded to that location where they indeed made that observation, and they also observed a Lifan brand motorcycle which showed signs of damage as well as a guardrail, which also showed sign of damage. Police also encountered a male person on the scene who was driving an SUV and that SUV also showed signs of damage on the driver’s side. What we have learned so far in the course of this ongoing investigation is that Mungia was traveling from the direction of Belize City to Belmopan, and it is reported that he veered into the lane of the oncoming traffic and when he would’ve collided with that vehicle, his motorcycle careened, and collided into the guardrail, which caused his untimely demise. A notice of intended prosecution has been served to the driver in relation to the investigation. In terms of alcohol, a toxicology report would shed light as it relates to the victim, and I do not believe one was extracted from the driver of the other vehicle.”