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Weekend Motorcycle Crashes Kill Two in Argentina as Suspected Drunk Driver Is Detained

Alcohol testing now drives the inquiries into responsibility.

Overview

  • Héctor Iván Domínguez, 43, died in Guaymallén after losing control, striking a divider and being hit by a Mini Cooper; emergency physicians confirmed his death at the scene.
  • On Ruta Provincial 21 near Añatuya, Jorge Yael Coria, 29, died after a head‑on collision with a Peugeot 307; police identified the car’s driver as Carlos César Salto, 33, who showed apparent intoxication and was placed in custody.
  • Authorities in the Añatuya case ordered breathalyzer testing and seized the involved vehicles; a passenger was treated under police guard and local reports say a third occupant fled.
  • In El Zanjón, a collision between a Honda Wave and a Ford F-100 left motorcyclist Manuel Corbalán, 55, with serious injuries including a fractured fibula; the truck driver’s alcohol test was negative and both vehicles were secured for forensic work.
  • In Santa Fe, a 21-year-old woman suffered severe cranial trauma and the 19-year-old rider a fractured femur after a motorcycle–car crash; by order of the on-duty prosecutor, both drivers were detained during alcohol testing.