A drunk driver was responsible for running over and killing two teenagers on Saturday morning (31), in Brasilândia, north of São Paulo. The driver was drunk and was arrested after a breathalyzer test. The victims were hospitalized, but their deaths were confirmed by family members on Tuesday (3).
Security camera footage recorded the moment when Heros Alcondas Abreu, 15, and Kaique Peres Santana, 16, were hit by an out-of-control car while walking along the sidewalk.
The teenagers were thrown by the impact of the crash.
Then, Sérgio Roberto de Paula, 53, gets out of the car and notices one of the victims already lying down. He returns to the vehicle, picks up a cell phone, and then approaches the same victim again. The other young man who was run over is meters behind, close to where the crash occurred.
In the images, at no point does the driver appear to realize that there was another victim of the accident. The sequence of images shows that two vehicles stop on the other side of the avenue to observe what happened.
The incident was registered at the 72nd Police District, in Vila Penteado.
See the moment of the accident:
Young man died a week after his birthday
The death of Heros Abreu was confirmed in a note by the Public Security Secretariat (SSP) of São Paulo, which was notified in the early hours of Tuesday (3).
Kaique’s death was confirmed by his family on social media.
The 16-year-old’s grandfather posted a farewell message to the boy on Instagram this morning.
In one of the comments, one person wrote “My condolences, Kaique is very special, an incredible boy, your friends love you, rest in peace.”
In another post, on Kaique’s father’s profile, the grandfather congratulates the young man, who celebrated his birthday a week before the accident.
Driver was released after custody hearing
According to information from the Public Security Secretariat (SSP), Sérgio Roberto de Paula was arrested in flagrante delicto for the crimes of negligent bodily harm while driving a motor vehicle, run-over and drunk driving. According to the SSP “He was taken to the custody hearing and released by a court decision.“.
In a statement, the Court of Justice of São Paulo says that the driver was granted provisional freedom, however, he must appear monthly to inform and justify his activities.
He must also keep his address updated with the competent Court, in addition to not being absent from the District of residence for more than eight days without prior notice to the Court. The driver’s license to drive was suspended for a period of 12 months, in accordance with art. 294 of the Brazilian Traffic Code.
This content was originally published in Drunk driver kills teenagers in a hit-and-run and is released by the courts in SP on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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