Overview
- Security footage shows a Volkswagen Amarok striking a Renault 12 at Ruta 197 and Mendoza in José C. Paz, killing the parents as their three children were rescued and transferred to the Gutiérrez and Garrahan hospitals.
- On‑scene tests measured 3.01 g/l blood alcohol for driver Michael Jean Carballo, who was detained and charged by San Martín’s Fiscalía N°4 with aggravated double manslaughter and injuries.
- Investigators are analyzing cameras, witness accounts and forensic work to reconstruct speeds and signal phases, with reports indicating the Renault may have crossed on red as the pickup traveled at very high speed.
- Argentina’s National Road Safety Agency requested the suspension of the accused driver’s license as the judicial investigation proceeds.
- Separately on Avenida General Paz at Saavedra, a light‑blue BMW lost control and hit a Renault Logan and a security company’s Volkswagen Gol, causing major damage and a closure of the Libertador exit; witnesses said the driver fled and records show the car has over 40 prior infractions.