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Alcohol-Impaired Crashes in Buenos Aires Lead to Fatality and Injuries

Two separate incidents highlight the province's zero-tolerance policy as investigations continue into a highway fatality and a multi-vehicle collision in San Martín.

Siniestro vial en San Martín: una mujer lesionada y un motociclista con alcoholemia positiva.
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Overview

  • A 25-year-old driver, Adrián Ezequiel Ortiz, tested positive for alcohol at 0.79 g/l after causing a fatal crash on the Buenos Aires–La Plata highway, killing Emilio Felipe Niz, 47.
  • The highway crash resulted in Ortiz's vehicle being seized, and he now faces charges of homicidio culposo under the jurisdiction of UFI N° 22 in Quilmes.
  • In San Martín, a Volkswagen Polo collided with two motorcycles, injuring the driver of a Mondial 200cc motorcycle, who tested positive for alcohol at 1.67 g/l.
  • A second motorcyclist involved in the San Martín crash tested positive for alcohol at 0.20 g/l but was uninjured; investigations into the incident are ongoing.
  • These incidents underscore systemic concerns about impaired driving and road safety, prompting intensified enforcement of zero-tolerance alcohol policies in Buenos Aires.