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A polo player ran over and killed a pedestrian, fled and then went to a police station

Cruz Novillo Astrada, son of the former president of the Argentine Polo Association, hit a passer-by with his 4 x 4 truck. His lawyer, Rafael Cúneo Libarona, assured that "the driver was coming from a meeting with friends, he braked at the traffic light and when "It gives you the green start. The accident occurred 20 meters later where there is no pedestrian path."

  • 18/09/2023 • 04:34

A young man of about 25 years old died this Sunday at dawn in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Retiro when he was run over by a 4x4 truck driven by the polo player Cruz Novillo Astrada, who initially fled although he later showed up at the police station where he was left. detained and will be investigated this Monday, police sources and the defense lawyer informed Télam.

 

The road accident occurred at 5:20 on 9 de Julio Avenue, almost on the corner of Arroyo, where the vehicle driven by polo player Cruz Novillo Astrada, son of Eduardo, former president of the Argentine Polo Association, hit a pedestrian and then escaped.

 

Subsequently, the driver's lawyer, Rafael Cúneo Libarona, appeared at the police station to exercise his legal representation and then the accused did the same, who handed over the Volkswagen Amarok truck and was detained.

 

"The driver was coming from a meeting with friends, he braked at the traffic light, in Colorado, and when the light turned green he started off. The accident occurred 20 meters after the traffic light in a place where there was no pedestrian path, meaning the pedestrian He was not authorized to cross but he suddenly crossed paths with the motorist, who gets scared, arrives at the mother's house and the mother and father come to the police station and show up spontaneously," Cúneo Libarona told Télam.

 

"We are here at the disposal of the police station, the prosecutor's office and the court and we also brought the truck so that they can take a photo and examine it," he added. According to police sources, the victim, who did not have any type of identification, would be a homeless person and would be "approximately 25 years old, 1.70 meters tall and with a robust build."

 

In June 2021, Justo Novillo Astrada, Cruz's twin brother, died at the age of 22 in an accident on Route 8, near San Antonio de Areco.

 

"You have to understand something that is very important: Cruz's twin brother suffered a traffic accident and died a little over a year ago. And well, he couldn't support him. And also he didn't know if this person was accompanied and he was afraid that, if he stopped, they would hit him. Today we all live in a very aggressive society, there is a lot of aggression. He immediately went to tell this to his mother and we came with his father to the police station under the jurisdiction of the place," Cúneo Libarona added in statements to C5N

He didn't stop because of fear, because of the memory of his brother, because of a lot of circumstances that go through one's head. The reactions that each one has at a certain moment cannot be judged. We are all human and we go through different transitions," he added. .

 

The lawyer also reported that his client "has no criminal record" prior to this accusation of manslaughter, by virtue of which "he will be detained until tomorrow, when he will be investigated and we hope that he will regain his freedom."