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Arequipa Prosecutors Seek Arrest of 17-Year-Old in Hit-and-Run That Injured 19

The request follows evidence tying the minor to the pickup that struck a combi.

Overview

  • The Tercera Fiscalía Provincial de Familia asked a judge to order preliminary detention of M.O.S. (17) for alleged culpable injuries, fleeing the scene and aggravated damage, and authorities say his whereabouts are unknown.
  • Police located the pickup abandoned at kilometer 3 of the Variante de Uchumayo after the crash at the óvalo de Apipa in Cerro Colorado.
  • A witness followed the fleeing vehicle and recorded its license plate, and the minor’s father later told police his son had been driving.
  • The Ministerio Público ordered urgent actions including analysis of security video, a site inspection and medical evaluations to define responsibility for injuries and omission of assistance.
  • Records show the pickup is registered to Servicios Múltiples Mayvi S.A.C., the combi VBO-638 lacked SOAT and is registered to Porfirio Apfata Urbina, and relatives of the injured are pressing owners to pay medical costs after relying on SIS coverage.