(UPDATED) Fitness coach dies in road accident in Wallerfield

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A 40-year-old woman died instantly in an accident on the Churchill Roosevelt Highway in Wallerfield on May 31.

The victim was identified as Estrian Calliste-Danzell of Evergreen Avenue in Valencia.

Police said they were informed of the accident shortly after 10 p.m.

Emergency responders reported seeing a white Subaru “wrapped around the light pole” on the median and the driver motionless and unresponsive.

An ambulance was called, but paramedics found no signs of life. District Medical Examiner Dr. Abigail Pererria was called to the scene and pronounced Calliste-Danzell dead.

Calliste-Danzell, who went by the name Dan Zell on social media, was a fitness instructor, motivational coach and podcast host. She was described as someone who was open and authentic and passionate about women’s mental health and wellbeing.

In a Facebook post in September 2023, she reflected on the meaning of her name, saying, “I am Estrian Danzell, and my collisions, breakdowns, and disasters have created a light within me that is meant to influence other women in ways that reflect back to them and help them create even more of their own light.”

The accident is the 44th traffic fatality in 2024. In the same period of 2024, there were 45 deaths. Five of them occurred between May 25 and 30.

On May 30, Shamil Shaddy, 30, of Rodney Road, Endeavour, died in an accident on the Solomon Hochoy Highway in Chaguanas. He was found in his blue Toyota Corolla in a ditch at around 12:30am.

On May 26, 25-year-old Jeraldin Matamoro of Haleland Park, Maraval, and 28-year-old Akel Mark Thomas of Patna Village, Diego Martin, died after their car went off the road and plunged into the sea on Western Main Road, Chaguaramas.

On the same day, at approximately 2 a.m., Chris Ragoonanan, 29, of Harmony Hall, Gasparillo, was driving a white Hyundai Accent along Union Road, Marabella, with passenger Anita Mitchell, 34, of Union Park East, Marabella, when she lost control and crashed into the concrete wall of a hardware store. Ragoonanan died on impact.

On May 25 at approximately 5:45 p.m., 52-year-old Randy Thomas of Maraval was riding his motorcycle east along North Coast Road, just before the lookout point, when his motorcycle reportedly skidded and he ended up in front of an oncoming van.

Thomas was fatally injured and died on the way to the hospital.

This story has been updated to include more details. See original post below.

A 40-year-old woman died instantly in an accident on the Churchill Roosevelt Highway in Wallerfield on May 31.

The victim was identified as Estrian Calliste-Danzell of Evergreen Avenue in Valencia.

Police said they were informed of the accident shortly after 10 p.m.

Emergency responders reported seeing a white Subaru “wrapped around the light pole” on the median and the driver motionless and unresponsive.

An ambulance was called, but paramedics found no signs of life. District Medical Examiner Dr. Abigail Pererria was called to the scene and pronounced Calliste-Danzell dead.

Calliste-Danzell, who went by the name Dan Zell on social media, was a fitness coach and podcast host.