The eighth victim of the attack died in the early hours of this Wednesday. accident occurred on September 1st when a truck loaded with avocado, he rammed them in front of a drinks sales place in the Bastida community, in Las Yayas, in Azua.
This is Obenlly de los Santos, 34 years old, who was admitted to the Hospital Alejandro Cabral, in Saint John.
The information was confirmed by the director of the health center, Melinda Saldívar.
“We regret the death from Obenlly de los Santos,” said the doctor.
He argued that despite the efforts of the equipment doctorDe los Santos did not survive the serious injuries he received from the vehicle that ran over the dozens of people affected.
Saldívar did not offer details about the clinical picture that the patient presented.
The penultimate and seventh fatal victim who also did not win the battle against death was Mary Peña, 45 years oldwho was also admitted to the Dr. Alejandro Cabral Regional Hospital in San Juan de la Maguana for several days.
About the accident
On September 1st, a crowd was in the parties employers Bastida, but at the end of the event, some of them went out to the Sánchez highway, a few meters away, to continue the fun at the Gaby grocery store.
The grocery store is located after a curve, which also has a fairly steep slope. pronouncedThe vehicles leaving the area were just a few metres away from the crowd.
At 1:24 in the morning, a truck full of avocados He approached without slowing down and knocked down everyone in his path.
At that time, 41 people were transferred to three hospitals from the area and six deaths have been recorded.
Driver left in freedom
The Ordinary Justice of the Peace Court of Las Yayas de Viajama, in Azualeft in freedom conditional to the driver of the vehicle, Angel Encarnacion Bautista.
Encarnación Bautista was imposed a warranty economicthrough an insurance company, impediment of exit of the country and presentation periodic for a period of six months before the Public Prosecutor’s Office of said municipality, until the investigations are concluded.
Incarnation Bautista faces charges preliminaries for reckless driving, speeding, unintentional hitting and wounding causing permanent injuries to the injured and deaths of six of the victims.
