Justice ordered this Saturday that the Argentine driver who was driving a Volkswagen Nivus cannot leave the country for 45 days after accident that left as balance two dead argentinian models in Springsnear Punta del Este.
It was not a hearing to charge the driver, something that could eventually happen, but rather an instance in which the prosecutor Sebastian Robles asked for a series of precautionary measures while the investigation continues.
The Prosecutor’s Office is awaiting a report from the Department of Scientific Police Accidentology, which will be key to determine how the accident happened and define criminal responsibilities.
The driver of the Nivus is legally represented by lawyers Ignacio Durán and Pablo Donnangelowhile the victims are defended, separately, by Andrés Ojeda and Jorge Barrerareported Montevideo Portal and confirmed The Observer.
In the case of Ojeda, it represents the two Argentine women who diedas well as another injured in the accident who was traveling in the same car. Barriermeanwhile, defends another woman involved that actually He is in an induced coma, due to his injuries..
The driver’s lawyer, Durán, pointed out in a dialogue with Telemundo that in addition to the prohibition to leave the country, the Justice also ordered that his documents be withheld and that he not communicate —or approach— with the rest of the people who participated in the car. the crash.
On the other hand, it was established that the driver must report to Justice when he leaves the hospital where he is hospitalized.
The accident in Manantiales
The accident took place on Last Wednesday around two in the afternoon on Route 104, at kilometer 101. It was a frontal collision between two cars: the Volkswagen Nivus truck and a Ford Ka.
The occupants of the Ford Ka, Micaela Trinidad (26 years old) and Josefina Ferrero (27 years old), died in the accident. In addition to them, two other women were traveling in the car: Melina Labururu and Camila Palacios, who suffered injuries and had to be transferred with different degrees of severity.
The driver, Nicolás Rocca, was traveling in the Volkswagen van, together with Nazarena Sierra, Milena Antún, Juan Sentero and Josefina Elissondo.
Driver spirometry control tested positivewhich should have been carried out after the accident, when the man was already admitted to a sanatorium due to the injuries he suffered.
In addition, Justice is awaiting the result of a blood extraction, which will determine if the driver had consumed other substances.
In this way, the main point of the investigation is to determine if Rocca – who underwent surgery due to injuries and must remain hospitalized for at least another ten days – invaded the opposite lane, through which the Ford Ka was circulating.
According to the lawyer Durán, his client affirms that he did not invade the lane. “Nicolás tells me that he did not invade the lane. He said it before breaking down, because he started crying. He repeats that he did not invade any lane,” Durán told Telemundo, adding that Rocca is one more “victim” of the crash.
Lawyers for the victims, however, take the opposite view and maintain that Rocca (who tested positive for spirometry) did cross over into the opposite lane.
To resolve this point, the report delivered by the Accident Department will be key.
