Overview

• Hospital officials reported the start of ventilator weaning over the weekend, and provincial health authorities said he is evolving in stable condition.
• His family said the ventilator was removed, he now receives high‑flow nasal oxygen, and he was able to speak, asking about his daughters.
• He continues in the ICU under close monitoring, with respiratory kinesiotherapy and antibiotics, and without the need for inotropic drugs.
• Medina suffered severe thoracic trauma in the Sept. 12 collision, including six fractured ribs, a splenectomy, significant lung damage, and rib‑cage reconstruction in a 4½‑hour surgery.
• The prosecutor’s investigation into the crash is ongoing, with early reconstructions and municipal video indicating his motorcycle struck a car from behind as it turned left.