Overview
- Torres, who was riding as a passenger early Monday in Tegucigalpa, died when the car hit the back of a parked truck on the Anillo Periférico near the Villas del Sol area.
- Firefighters freed Torres from the wreckage and treated the injured driver at the scene before taking her to a health center.
- The National Directorate of Roadways and Transport identified the driver as Jisil Lissette Rishmawi Massead and said she was under the influence of alcohol.
- DNVT officials said they will seek a homicide charge under “dolo eventual,” a legal theory used when someone chooses a reckless act that can foreseeably cause death.
- Clubs in his hometown of Naschel shared tributes and the municipality paused activities, as friends recalled his path from youth football to international padel titles in Mexico and a No. 1 ranking in Panama after relocating to Honduras in 2025.