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October 16, 2020 – 3:38 pm
Newsroom of El País
The driver of the vehicle that hit a cyclist on a road in the rural area of El Cerrito, surrendered to the Police this Friday, confirmed the governor of the Valley, Clara Luz Roldán.
Francisco Domínguez, the cyclist victim of the accident, was seriously injured and remains in hospital.
“The person responsible for these events was present at the Palmira Traffic section, with the vehicle and in the company of his lawyer. At this time, a judicial inspection of the vehicle is carried out with the presence of the Police,” revealed the Governor.
The accident occurred last Thursday, when Domínguez, a communicator by profession and manager of a company, was moving with other cyclists through the rural area of El Cerrito, between Santa Elena and El Paraíso, where he was hit by a car that hit the The escape.
“I was going behind the group, at the wheel of the last one, and at that moment everyone leaves the road. I don’t know why they leave and all I see is that I hit the last tire. is pulling towards the road, I see a car coming from the front, a green Skoda car, which hits me and leaves me lying on the ground, “said this week the 37-year-old man who was left with multiple spinal fractures.
Read here the cyclist’s testimony about the accident
“The vehicle invades the lane, the road we were on is two lanes. We were going on the right, he was going up on the left, and what he does is try to overtake another car, he did not care that we were in the lane right with priority and face our group head-on, “he said.
As a result of the disclosure of the case and the escape of the person in charge, the Government of the Valley offered 20 million in reward for the driver of the vehicle last Tuesday.
“Road culture must prevail among those who move on the roads of our department and the practice of sport cannot be an exhibition of life. From the Government of Valle we call for sanity,” said Governor Roldán at the time .
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