Overview
- A Santiago del Estero police corporal was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter after driving with 1.44 g/L of alcohol, striking and killing 32-year-old cyclist Cristian Flores and fleeing the scene.
- An international arrest warrant has been issued for Héctor Gonzalo Emanuel Duarte, accused of the May 19 hit-and-run on Avenida 520 in Melchor Romero that killed musicians Axel Geremías Martínez and Franco Agustín Giampieri.
- In Villanueva de la Serena, a 32-year-old fairgoer was fatally shot and another wounded at the patronal fair as forensic teams examine a burned‐out vehicle and police search for suspects.
- Over the past week, at least nine fatal traffic incidents across Spain and Mexico have claimed lives, including a motorcyclist in Loiu, a 70-year-old pedestrian in Motril, an elderly woman in Zitácuaro and a pickup driver on the Siglo XXI highway.
- Regional traffic departments and courts have launched criminal probes, imposed judicial secrecy in some cases and faced mounting community demands for transparent justice and improved road safety.