A drunk motorist killed two motorcyclists
in the early hours of Saturday in Mar del Plata, after driving at full speed along the waterfront crossing several red lights on the way, according to police sources.
The event occurred after 3 in the vicinity of the roundabout on La Costa and Avenida Constitución.
where the
driver of a Volkswagen Golf car that had 1.96 grams of alcohol
per liter of blood lost control after passing the roundabout and hit parked cars and motorcycles that were passing at the height of Catalonia street.
The victims were a 40-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man.
According to sources, the driver of the car
was a tourist from Greater Buenos Aires,
identified as Fernando González, 39, who was subjected to a breathalyzer test where it was found that
he had 1.96 grams of alcohol per liter of blood.
As a result of the impact, the two motorcyclists identified as
Mariana Juárez (40) and Roberto Nuñez (32) died at the scene
, while the motorist was injured, although with injuries that are not life-threatening.
According to the newspaper La Capital de Mar del Plata, the deceased woman was a native of the city, while Nuñez was from the town of Termas de Río Hondo and
traveled every year to the coastal city to work in the tourist season.
After being treated in a hospital, the driver
was transferred to prison 44 of Batán
and was charged in a case for the crime of "simple double homicide with eventual intent" processed by prosecutor No. 11 for Culpable Crimes in charge of Rodolfo Moure.
In addition, speeding, positive breathalyzer, reckless guilt and lack of documentation are added as aggravating factors.
It is expected that in the next few hours the accused will be submitted to an investigation in the Mar del Plata Courts.
As it could be established through the security cameras, the driver crosses the streets of the waterfront at full speed,
crossing several red lights.
The material began to be shared in the last hours by the local authorities.
A tourist ran a red light, crashed a motorcycle, tried to escape and wanted to bribe the Police
A tourist in Mar del Plata completed almost all the road misbehaviors that they are trying to eradicate in a single sequence: he ran a red light, ran over a motorcyclist, tried to flee and tried to bribe the policeman who stopped
him
.
To make matters worse, he refused to take a breathalyzer test.
The event occurred at the intersection of Independencia and Garay avenues, during the extra-long carnival weekend.
As reported by the newspaper La Capital, a 31-year-old man
aboard a Toyota Hilux truck
was driving at high speed through the aforementioned access and crossed the red light at the intersection with Garay street.
The traffic violation led to the
collision with a 22-year-old motorcyclist who was aboard a
110cc Mondial motorcycle, who, according to the testimony of some witnesses, was crossing Garay at normal speed and with a green light.
After the impact, the truck tried to flee, but after less than 100 meters it had to stop its march:
the motorcycle was hooked under the chassis.
Immediately, a SAME ambulance accessed that location and transferred the young woman to the Interzonal Hospital.
According to the medical report, the woman was admitted lucid, aware of her, although she presented polytrauma to different parts of her body.
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