Overview

• Pablo Santiago Pereyra, a livestock producer from General Madariaga, died at the scene after his Volkswagen Amarok collided with the rear of a trailer near km 168 of Autovía 2 by Castelli during a rainy evening.
• Truck driver Marcelo Fabián Melo, the municipal Secretary of Security of Castelli, was identified at the scene uninjured and was imputed for homicidio culposo by the local Fiscalía Descentralizada/Ayudantía Fiscal.
• Investigators’ initial reconstruction indicates a Mercedes-Benz 1620 with trailer entered the highway from a dirt road/retome and the Amarok impacted the trailer’s rear; final vehicle positions left the pickup in a ditch and the truck across the central crossing.
• Accidentology peritajes and a judicial autopsy at the Morgue de Dolores are pending, with authorities assessing factors such as lighting, signaling, speeds and wet pavement conditions from the weekend storms.
• The death drew strong reaction in the agricultural community; the Speckle Park breeders’ association posted condolences, and the case has become locally sensitive given Melo’s post, with calls reported for a preventive leave until findings are known.