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Deadly Vehicle Incidents Prompt Arrests and Charge Upgrades Across Three Countries

Viral footage is colliding with uneven prosecutorial decisions to fuel demands for accountability.

Overview

  • In northern Jerusalem, a bus struck ultra‑Orthodox protesters, killing an approximately 18‑year‑old and injuring at least three, and police detained the driver who said he was trying to flee blocked traffic.
  • In Buenos Aires, a police pursuit of an unplated motorbike ended when the bike hit a taxi that then mounted the sidewalk, killing a pedestrian; officers arrested the rider and seized a plate with an active seizure order.
  • On Ruta 6 near Luján, Federal Police official Gastón Montepeloso tested 0.48 g/L after a head‑on crash that killed Vanesa Escalante, and a judge later released him under conditions as investigators review video and possible racing.
  • In Mendoza, Nicolás Varas Frías, 19, died after being run over and dragged about three blocks, prompting prosecutors to impute Lucas Tello Sánchez and Micaela Lucero for aggravated homicide.
  • In Mexico City’s Iztapalapa, family buried motorcyclist Roberto Hernández as the prosecutor classified the case as vehicular manslaughter, recovered the car in Nezahualcóyotl, and continued the search for the driver.