Overview
- The 31-year-old suspect, identified as Lucas Mariano Tello, was formally charged with attempted homicide and remains detained by the Homicide Prosecutor’s Office.
- The victim, 19-year-old Nicolás Alejandro Varas Frías, underwent bilateral above-knee amputations and is intubated in intensive care with a reserved prognosis at Hospital Central.
- Authorities opened two files: one for the alleged attempted homicide led by prosecutor Florencia Díaz Peralta and another for the purported robbery handled by José García Mango, which has not been corroborated.
- Police say the man was struck and dragged roughly three blocks in Guaymallén; witnesses and camera footage confirm the pursuit and collision, and the driver later turned himself in around 2 a.m.
- The vehicle was seized for forensic analysis, 17 grams of marijuana were found inside, and both the driver and the victim have prior legal records, according to police.