The mother of the teenager who died after being run over by a Coetc bus asked that the driver go to jail: "It’s not fair that I’m free"

Ezequiel’s mother, Caty Díaz, said that she “heartily” asks the Prosecutor’s Office to take the case and put the bus driver in pretrial detention pending trial. “My son crossed in green, he crossed well, he ran over him and continued on, he fled. Luckily they caught up with him but on Sunday he was free. It is not fair that I am free and my son is in the cemetery and I am here fighting for justice to be done“he told Telemundo.

“I sincerely ask the Prosecutor’s Office to come back from the license and put him on preventive. That’s not fair. He left a very good boy, very studious. Everyone loved him and he didn’t take responsibility. There can’t be people driving like this,” he added.

The incident occurred when the victim was crossing the intersection of Colonel Raíz and Aparicio Saravia (Peñarol).

Although it’s not allowedsince there is a sign that marks it, the Coetc line 405 bus turned left to enter Coronel Raíz, as reported by Telemundo and confirmed to The Observer Juan Arellano, from the National Union of Transport Workers and Workers (Unott).

It was at that moment when rammed the teenager, who crossed enabled by the green light of the traffic light, added the aforementioned medium.

The young man tried to avoid being hit by the vehicle and accelerated his march when crossing, but the bus swerved at high speed, according to Telemundo.

The driver continued with his journey and was later detained by the Police; there, he stated that he did not notice that he had run over someone. Arellano added that the worker is summoned and under investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office.