Preventive detention for driver facing triple manslaughter charges
The precautionary measure of provisional detention was issued by the Judge of Guarantees, Gloria González, to a 55-year-old citizen, charged with the manslaughter of three people.
The arrest arises from the traffic accident recorded on October 13 on Forestal road, near the Police Academy (Acapol), an event where three people died, including a minor
The incident occurred between a taxi that was heading to the center of Chilibre and a truck that was traveling in the opposite direction The vehicles collided head-on, according to Deputy Police Commissioner Emiliano Otero.
The three victims were traveling in the taxi, two of them died in the hospital, while their 8-year-old daughter died at the scene. In addition, three people were injured.
The Private Technical Defender announced an appeal against the precautionary measure and, the hearing is scheduled for October 20, before the Superior Court of Appeals, located in Plaza Fortuna.
