On the afternoon of this Thursday, EL TIEMPO learned that the Fourth Criminal Judge of the Sincelejo Circuit sentenced the driver to 32 months Armando Quintero Ponce for the death of vallenato singer-songwriter Martín Elías Díaz Acosta.
(Also read: This was the tragic accident of Martín Elías on Good Friday)
The judge’s decision comes almost five years after the tragic traffic accident that occurred on the San Onofre (Sucre) – Lorica (Córdoba) road, at the height of the Aguas Negras sector.
The judge determined that the true cause of the death of the Vallenato artist corresponds to excessive speed
The judge indicated that said accident occurred due to excessive speed and established that Quintero Ponce must comply with the sentence at home.
“After hypotheses and hypotheses, the judge determined that the true cause of the death of the Vallenato artist corresponds to speeding. The truck was going 157 km/h, when on that road what corresponds is 50 km/h,” said the representative of the victim’s family, Óscar Sierra, to this medium.
Likewise, in the hearing that lasted until the afternoon, a fine was imposed on the person indicated by 26.66 minimum wages current monthly.
(You may be interested in: The evidence that would show that the death of Martín Elías was homicide)
Defender filed an appeal
After hearing the conviction, the defender of Armando Quintero, Raul Gutierrezfiled an appeal for details that will be released in the coming days.
“I file the appeal, which I will support within the following five days, as provided in article 179 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,” said the lawyer.
Deivis Lopez Ortega
Correspondent of EL TIEMPO Barranquilla
On twitter: @dejholopez
Write me at deilop@eltiempo.com
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