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Juliaca Hit-and-Run Leaves 21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dead Near Independencia Bridge

Investigators are reviewing surveillance footage to identify the truck driver.

Overview

  • Security cameras captured the 3:16 a.m. Dec. 26 crash on the JuliacaHuancané road during rain near the Independencia bridge in San Miguel.
  • Video shows the rider striking the left side of a truck traveling in the opposite direction before the truck continued without stopping.
  • The victim was identified as Darwin Yoel Huaraya Cáceres, 21, who died at the scene; he was riding a red Pacific motorcycle with plate 2079-9Z.
  • Police reports describe apparent excessive speed, and relatives said he left home around 3 a.m. to see his girlfriend and was reportedly dizzy.
  • Police and the on-duty prosecutor secured the area, transferred the body to the Institute of Legal Medicine, and opened a case to locate the driver.