Law enforcement authorities in Belize’s Cayo District have activated an active manhunt for the unidentified driver of a red sport utility vehicle that fled the scene of a fatal hit-and-run collision that claimed the life of local resident 49-year-old Anthony Thompson on the night of November 6, 2026. First responders were dispatched to a stretch of the George Price Highway spanning miles 48 to 49, adjacent to the Roaring Creek settlement, at approximately 6 p.m. that Friday following reports of an unresponsive male lying on the roadway. Upon arrival, patrol officers confirmed Thompson had sustained fatal blunt force injuries consistent with a vehicle strike, and was pronounced dead at the scene, with no sign of the offending vehicle left behind by the perpetrator. ASP Stacy Smith, a senior staff officer with the national police department, confirmed in an official public briefing that forensic and investigative teams have cross-referenced dozens of local surveillance camera feeds captured in the hours leading up to the incident, successfully narrowing down a distinct vehicle of interest matching the description of the red SUV that struck Thompson as he walked east to west along the highway’s left shoulder. Investigators have not released the make or model of the SUV to avoid tipping off the at-large driver, and are urging any members of the public who witnessed the collision, or who have recent footage of a red SUV with front-end damage traveling along that stretch of George Price Highway between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on November 6 to contact the Roaring Creek police detachment immediately with actionable information. The incident has prompted local road safety advocates to renew calls for expanded pedestrian sidewalk infrastructure along high-traffic stretches of the national highway that cut through rural residential communities, where many local residents regularly walk alongside moving vehicle traffic after dark. As of the latest update on November 9, 2026, no arrests have been made in connection with the case, and the manhunt remains ongoing.