A quiet Saturday afternoon took a devastating turn for a Belize City family, leaving a grieving mother mourning the sudden loss of her son, one of two fatalities in a horrific multi-vehicle crash on the George Price Highway. The collision, which unfolded between mile markers 16 and 17 in the Belize District on Saturday night, claimed the lives of 24-year-old Glenn Lamb Jr. and his close friend and father figure Nelson Hemsley.
Michaela Baide, Lamb Jr.’s heartbroken mother, shared that her son had no plans to leave the family home that day. “From Thursday he said he no going nowhere,” Baide recalled in an interview. It was Hemsley’s request that convinced her son to step out that afternoon, a decision that would end in tragedy. “He never came home,” Baide said, her voice heavy with grief.
Describing her son as a gentle, respectful young man who avoided drinking, smoking and late-night partying, Baide called him her everything. “He was humble, he was my perfect child,” she said. “He gave me the world. I miss him so bad it got me down, but I think when I lay him to rest, everything will be okay. I just wish I had one more minute with him.”
Acting Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero, head of Belize’s National Crimes Investigation Branch, confirmed details of the crash to reporters. First responders found Lamb Jr. and Hemsley unresponsive and trapped inside the black Ford Escape SUV the pair were traveling in. Both men were pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital.
The collision involved three vehicles in total: the Ford Escape, a Ford van driven by Chadwick Ysaguirre, and a motorcycle operated by David Lambey. Initial investigative findings indicate the sequence of events began when the Ford Escape struck the motorcycle, before swerving across the center line into the direct path of the oncoming van, triggering a fatal head-on impact.
Romero confirmed that the two other people involved in the crash—Ysaguirre and Lambey—are currently in stable condition. Some have already been released from medical care, while others remain in hospital for ongoing observation and treatment.
To determine if alcohol impairment played a role in the collision, investigators have sent urine samples from all involved parties for toxicology testing, and are currently awaiting the results of the analysis. Local outlet News 5 will be airing a full, in-depth report on the crash during its 6 p.m. News 5 Live broadcast tonight, with further updates as the investigation progresses.