Overview

• The Guardia Civil’s Traffic Unit initially attributed the July 2–3 A-52 crash near Cernadilla to excessive speed and a wheel malfunction.
• Truck drivers José Aleixo Duarte and José Azevedo testified that the Lamborghini was traveling at a moderate pace and pointed to poor road maintenance.
• Traffic safety expert Javier López Delgado cited a combination of vehicle speed, asphalt defects and barrier design flaws as contributing factors.
• Longstanding criticisms of the autovía A-52’s surface condition and inadequate safety barriers have resurfaced in light of these accounts.
• Investigators remain open to multiple causes and are awaiting final pericial results to reconcile conflicting official and eyewitness analyses.