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Latin America Sees Deadly Road Crashes and Urban Violence Surge in Mid-January

Fresh confirmations, active probes, municipal mourning point to a widening public-safety crisis.

Overview

  • Lima’s Emape confirmed three deaths and six injuries from the Panamericana Sur crash at km 17, prompting citywide mourning, with victims identified as Jessica Corachahua Toledo and Wilfredo Rosales Mallma.
  • La Plata reached four traffic fatalities this month, all involving motorcycles, after the Villa Elisa case of Maximiliano Nicolás Paz, now under UFIJ No. 10 with autopsy and forensic reviews ordered.
  • In Buenos AiresMataderos, a 19-year-old speeding driver crashed and struck a waste picker, leaving him gravely injured; the driver was charged with injuries and tested negative for alcohol.
  • A head‑on collision between two motorcycles in Lanús caused an explosion and fire, killing one rider; Alex Takach remains in critical condition and Abigail is hospitalized, with early checks noting no helmets or plates.
  • Mexico City authorities are investigating a triple homicide near Reclusorio Norte, where three men were shot dead on Jaime Nunó as assailants fled on a motorcycle and forensic teams processed the scene.