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180 Days of Pre-Trial Detention for Driver Who Killed Young Man in Santa Cruz; Father Asks for Justice

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Santa Cruz, Jan 30, 2026 (ATB Digital).-The court ordered 180 days of pre-trial detention in Palmasola for Hugo Fernando J.M., a 52-year-old bus driver who attacked and caused the death of Sebastian, a 21-year-old university student, last Tuesday on Melchor Pinto Avenue, Santa Cruz. The driver apologized to the family; however, he records a history of a similar accident in 2024, when a 53-year-old woman was injured. Sebastián's father expressed …
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Santa Cruz, Jan 30, 2026 (ATB Digital).-The court ordered 180 days of pre-trial detention in Palmasola for Hugo Fernando J.M., a 52-year-old bus driver who attacked and caused the death of Sebastian, a 21-year-old university student, last Tuesday on Melchor Pinto Avenue, Santa Cruz. The driver apologized to the family; however, he records a history of a similar accident in 2024, when a 53-year-old woman was injured. Sebastián's father expressed …

Hugo Fernando will spend 180 days in pre-trial detention after fatal traffic accident The Santa Cruz Justice issued 180 days of pre-trial detention for Hugo Fernando, 52 years old, charged with the death of Sebastián Vespa Montero in a traffic accident that occurred on Melchor Pinto Avenue, between the first and second ring of the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The hearing of precautionary measures was held in the 15th Court of Capital Instruc…

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Radio FmBolivia broke the news in on Friday, January 30, 2026.
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