Justice requested the arrest of the youngest son of football coach Ramón Díaz, Michael (37) who is still hospitalized and will undergo surgery tomorrow.
He so far he was apprehended.
However, the prosecutor in charge of the investigation Lisandro Masson asked the Court of Guarantees No. 3 of Mercedes that the defendant go from being apprehended to being detained, sources in the case explain to
Clarín
.
Now it will be the turn of judge Patricio Guillermo Arrieta to define the future of Díaz.
The tragic crash that has the former soccer player accused of "double culpable homicide and culpable injuries" claimed the lives of his wife Bárbara Oliver (32) and the driver with whom he collided, Aldo Flaqué (67), on Tuesday.
This Thursday, the prosecutor, his secretary and an official defender went to the San Martín Sanatorium Anchorena to take his statement, but due to medical advice they could not, the same sources affirm.
Díaz
was not in a position to testify
due to his state of health.
In addition to this, this Friday they will perform a surgical intervention, since he suffered a
fractured femur and chest trauma.
The injuries were the result of the impact of his black Dodge RAM truck, in the direction of Bragado - 9 de Julio, and the Renault Kangoo utility truck at kilometer 252.5 of Route 5, at the height of 9 de Julio, in the interior of Buenos Aires. .
Beyond the fact that they did not investigate it, in the next few hours the Prosecutor's Office No. 4 of Mercedes defines if it requests
This Wednesday the defendant was transferred from the Julio de Vedia Hospital (on July 9) to the Anchorena, since they had to operate on him.
For now, the results of the expert opinion, the toxicological tests and the autopsies of Oliver (who is believed to have been without a seat belt and thrown from the truck) and Flaqué, a former volunteer firefighter who lived on 25 de Mayo, are still pending.
So far, the key information that the prosecution has is that
Díaz crossed the other lane and apparently both avoided colliding and did not succeed
.
It is being investigated why the defendant crossed the lane.
The impact occurred on the shoulder, so they understand that the two drivers made the same maneuver at the same time to try to avoid the crash.
The fatal accident occurred at 11:30 a.m. and under torrential rain.
The wife of the former soccer player
was thrown from the vehicle
and died instantly.
Like the former firefighter, who passed away at that time.
The testimonial statements have already been taken from the witnesses who were moments before and after the event, near the area where the trucks collided.
Oliver and Diaz's son, Milo (5), was in the van with his parents and survived without injury.
"The boy went with his grandmother, after he passed through the Julio de Vedia Hospital. What happened to him was not discussed," the same sources say.
This contradicts the versions that affirm that the son of Ramón Díaz used the cell phone and Milo asked him not to.
In fact, they clarify that
"in the case it was not found that at the time of the accident the accused was using his cell phone."
For his part, the former River Plate coach arrived in Argentina this Wednesday at 8:30 p.m., together with his wife Mira Silvia Riedel, from Saudi Arabia, where he leads the Al-Hilal team.
He did not make statements.
MG
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