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On the day of the incident, the driver hit two uniformed officers who lost their lives.
The pain of families
Those who were present in the judicial building were the relatives of the fatal victims.
Alejandro Velazquezfather of the deceased preventer, announced that “we do not want house arrest or for the cover to be changed. We want him to remain in jail and Justice be done for my son.”
About that fateful day, he recalled: “My son was serving a service, he was in a crash when a crazy man came, who doesn’t know why he did that, he didn’t stop at any time and took him away from us. He had a whole life ahead of him. He loved and gave everything for their work. We are very hurt. It is a terrible hole in the chest.
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While the police officer’s brother, Matías Alarcón, agreed that “We are going through a lot of pain and a very difficult time. My brother had two children. “We are waiting for justice to be done because the idea is that he is not given house arrest and that it is not the minimum sentence.”
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Hugo Rodríguez, the protagonist of the accident in Godoy Cruz.
Accident in Godoy Cruz
Minutes before midnight on Friday, May 3, a series of minor traffic accidents had occurred in the South Access at Sarmiento Street. Road Police personnel and road agents from the Municipality of Godoy Cruz were directing traffic to the East Lateral, since there were several vehicles that collided and, in addition, the light was missing. because several weeks ago thieves stole the cables from the place.
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At that moment A Ford EcoSport truck passed through the area at excess speed, entered the shoulder and ended up running over police officer Leonardo Alarcón and preventer Santiago Velázquez. The latter ended up losing his life at the scene, while the man was taken to the Central Hospital, where he was admitted with serious injuries – including an amputated leg – and died hours later.
The driver of the vehicle, Hugo Martínez, was almost lynched by those present. They performed a blood test that showed 2.68 grams of alcohol, that is, more than five times the maximum 0.5 allowed by the Traffic Law.
