A young motorcyclist, identified as Pablo Ariel Santillán (28), was killed by two cars in a crash caused by a drunk driver. The event occurred on Thursday afternoon on the Camino del Buen Ayre, near the Buenos Aires district of Ituzaingó.
The motorist who caused the tragedy was arrested and charged with manslaughter aggravated by drunk driving. Is about Carlos Andrés Dipwho he had 1.97 grams of alcohol in his blood at the time of the crash.
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During the hearing in the Ituzaingó prosecutor’s office 1, the accused refused to testify and the prosecutor Marcelo Tavolaro verified the blood alcohol level, so the lawyer Rodrigo Tripone decided to renounce the defense of the motorist.
“Initially they informed me that Dip had a health problem prior to crashing and killing. However, now the prosecutor informed me that he was drunk and that it goes against my principlesso I decided to step aside,” he argued.
Before resignation
This Friday morning, before stepping aside, Tripolone revealed details of the accident. The lawyer and acquaintance of the detainee told TN that the driver is “a Well-known mechanic from the town of Hurlingham”. Furthermore, the lawyer stated that when the accident occurred, Dip was returning from work and was traveling alone in the car.
At that time, the lawyer commented that he had not been allowed to contact Dip but that he was able to speak with his family and the prosecutor. “I have not yet been able to speak with my client, at 10 in the morning the investigative statement will be taken and only then will I be able to contact him so that he can explain to me what happened, according to his version,” he explained. Tripolone’s intention was to request the release of the motorist.
