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Argentina Probes Weekend Road Crashes as One Case Is Upgraded to Homicide

Security footage is steering charging decisions across the cases.

Overview

  • In Azul, prosecutors reclassified the motorcyclist’s death to alleged homicide with dolo eventual after reviewing video and witness statements, and the inquiry continues under UFI No. 2.
  • In Santa Fe, a 28-year-old motorcyclist died after a police pursuit ended in a red-light collision, and the case is now classified as death in a traffic accident with PDI forensic work underway.
  • In Lanús, a Renault Logan hit three women aged 65, 73 and 91 near the train station, the driver was imputed for negligent injuries, and an alcohol test returned negative.
  • The Lanús Fiscalía noted the driver was wearing flip-flops and ordered peritajes, while family and witness accounts and accidentology analysis are being assessed for judicial decisions.
  • Security camera videos captured the Azul and Lanús events, and investigators in all three jurisdictions are relying on footage, on-scene mapping and mechanical tests to reconstruct what happened.