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Olivenza Teen Hit-and-Run Victim Dies as Driver Faces Investigation

Police identified the suspect after matching damage on a nearby vehicle.

Overview

  • Fourteen-year-old Carmen Cayado Campos died at Hospital Universitario de Badajoz after being struck on Friday night.
  • The collision occurred on Calle Manuel Gómez Castaño in the center of Olivenza.
  • The man linked to the car presented himself to police and acknowledged his involvement after officers traced damage consistent with the crash.
  • An alcohol test returned a negative result, according to the Policía Local de Olivenza.
  • He is under investigation for allegedly abandoning the scene under article 382 bis of the Penal Code, as emergency services also responded to serious incidents in Plasencia and on the A-5.