Corozal Mechanic Charged with Murder After Deadly Hit-and-Run Incident

A Corozal man has been charged for knocking down and killing 22-year-old Devon Jorge Chable. On Sunday, police arrested and charged 32-year-old mechanic Azael Josimar Garcia with murder. On Sunday, February 23, Chable was riding his bicycle in Altamira area of Corozal Town, when three men in a pickup truck began pursuing him. Chable tried to escape but the pickup truck ran over him near Naybaz Store. Chable was taken to the Corozal Community Hospital but died of his injuries during treatment. In the aftermath of the incident, police managed to apprehend two suspects quickly, but Garcia had escaped and was on the run until he was caught this weekend.