The man accused of running over and killing a 21-year-old girl in Corrientes declared this Friday before the Justice. The missionary committed the act when He escaped in a car in which he was carrying 280 kilos of marijuana.
The victim, identified as Manuela Jacqueline Ponce was a student of the Initial Level teaching staff in Saint tome and sister of a prefect who serves in his city. She was traveling on her motorcycle when on May 22 She was hit by a Renault Fluence on Provincial Route No. 94.
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The crash occurred in Corrientes, on Provincial Route No. 94.
Courtesy C5N.
The driver of the vehicle is a 48-year-old pharmacist who was traveling with other accomplices at the time of the crash. It all started after having evaded a Naval Prefecture checkpoint and fled.
The defense of the man responsible for the crash
For his part, the defendant’s lawyer maintained that his client was driving that day when decided to pick up a man who was hitchhikingand that it was he who He forced him to drive, carry the packages of marijuana and avoid control by the authorities.
After the incident, the criminals managed to escape with the help of a support car that rescued them minutes before the Police arrived at the scene.
Once the police officers arrived at the scene, they found inside the vehicle several packages containing drugs. Furthermore, they found a seriously damaged motorcycle on the shoulder and They referred the victim to the San Juan Bautista Hospital.where his death was confirmed.
