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Fatal Road Crashes and Fairground Shooting Prompt Widespread Probes in Spain and Latin America

Authorities have moved to issue an international warrant for a hit-and-run suspect in La Plata after detaining an intoxicated police corporal for a cyclist’s death.

Santiago del Estero: Cristian Flores fue embestido mientras andaba en bicicleta. Lo mató un agente policial que al momento del siniestro, estaba borracho. Foto: Facebook
Concluye la búsqueda del menor que cayó a un canal lleno de cocodrilos
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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.