Overview

• Karen Soto and her two children, ages 4 and 18, died after Soto’s car invaded the opposite lane on Ruta V-200 in the Los Lagos Region, triggering a high-energy head-on impact.
• Sebastián Barría, chief of the SIAT unit in Llanquihue, characterized the collision as “high energy,” and noted that occupants of the other vehicle sustained only minor injuries.
• At the request of the Ministerio Público, SIAT investigators are examining vehicle speed, road conditions and driver maneuvers, with toxicology exams and a full accident reconstruction still pending.
• The Delegación Presidencial de Los Lagos invoked Law No. 21.717 to label Soto’s funeral a security risk, enforcing a direct‐to‐cemetery service within 24 hours to prevent disorder.
• Soto rose to fame after a 2023 Carabineros operation seized about 28 kg of cocaine, weapons, cash and her pink convertible, linking her to a regional trafficking network.