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Jalisco Deepens Probe Into Fatal Highway Crash Killing Ex-Governor’s Son and Fiancée

Authorities in Jalisco are examining forensic evidence with weather data to pinpoint factors behind the August 8 wreck.

Overview

  • The accident occurred around 19:00 at kilometer 85 of the León–Aguascalientes highway during rainfall that left the pavement slick.
  • Luis Armando Reynoso López, 39, director of Capital City, and his fiancée María Paulina Ibarra Ancer, 33, died on impact after their vehicle veered off the road and struck a concrete drainage structure.
  • Their driver, Miguel Ángel González Contreras, was critically injured and airlifted to Centenario Hospital Miguel Hidalgo, where he remains hospitalized.
  • Governor María Teresa Jiménez publicly confirmed the deaths and expressed condolences to former governor Luis Armando Reynoso Femat and his family.
  • Jalisco authorities are analyzing forensic findings and meteorological data to determine whether wet roads or excessive speed caused the crash.