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Peru Probes Two Pre-Dawn Crashes: Motorcyclist Killed in Piura, Driver Detained After Juliaca Rollover

Investigators focus on intoxication hypotheses with CCTV reviews to determine whether another vehicle was involved.

Overview

  • In Piura, 23-year-old Elmer Joel Timaná Ruiz died around 4:00 a.m. on Avenida Raúl Mata as police secured the scene and a forensic doctor performed the body removal.
  • Authorities are analyzing security-camera footage in Piura to test a possible hit-and-run against a loss of control linked to alcohol.
  • In Juliaca, a pickup with plate C8W-200 overturned on Avenida Mártires del 4 de Noviembre, trapping occupants before rescue by Serenazgo and emergency police.
  • Two passengers, Alaín Alonso Álvarez Aguilar and Nohely del Pilar Conde Jiménez, were taken to Hospital Carlos Monge Medrano with head injuries and a fractured arm, respectively.
  • UPIAT is leading the Juliaca investigation after beer bottles were found inside the vehicle, and driver Antony Alfaro Salas, 34, remains detained on suspicion of causing culpable injuries.