Overview
- The Jan. 18 update from the Buenos Aires Health Ministry and Hiemi reports clinical and hemodynamic stability without vasoactive drugs and no changes in the past 24 hours.
- He remains in an induced coma on mechanical ventilation, and doctors will only begin a gradual reduction of sedatives if clear signs of improvement appear.
- Doctors performed two abdominal surgeries in Pinamar, placed an intracranial pressure monitor after CT scans showed multiple skull fractures, and later operated to repair liver and other organ injuries.
- Pinamar prosecutor Sergio García has imputed the father, Maximiliano Jerez, and both drivers for negligent injury, with investigators alleging the child was not restrained by a seatbelt.
- Pinamar issued Decree 0104/2026 to toughen penalties for unauthorized off‑road driving in La Frontera, allowing steep fines, vehicle seizure and extended license suspensions; two other injured minors have been discharged.