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App Taxi Driver Accused in Attempted Assault Detained After Miraflores Hit-and-Run

Prosecutors seek preventive detention, citing Yape data with CCTV evidence.

Overview

  • Police in Miraflores detained Paolo César Valer Gálvez, 29, after a hit-and-run that left municipal cleaner Hilda Herrera, 53, gravely injured.
  • Hours earlier in San Juan de Lurigancho, a 19-year-old passenger reported he attempted to sexually assault her inside the taxi before she escaped and filed a complaint at the Diez de Octubre station.
  • A fare paid via Yape by the passenger’s friend identified the driver by name, helping officers link the suspect to both incidents.
  • Security cameras recorded the passenger falling from the vehicle and the collision on Avenida Arequipa as the driver tried to flee.
  • Miraflores officers intercepted the car and transferred custody to Depincri 1 for a criminal investigation that includes the In Drive ride and the alleged hit-and-run.