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Boy Injured in Pinamar Dune Crash Wakes From Coma After Three Weeks

The breakthrough follows a seventh neurosurgical procedure at a Mar del Plata children’s hospital.

Overview

  • Bastián Jerez, 8, recognized his parents and showed facial responses after regaining consciousness, according to his mother’s post.
  • He remains in the intensive care unit with continuous monitoring following Monday’s replacement of an external drain with a ventriculo‑pleural shunt, with doctors reporting clinical and hemodynamic stability.
  • Toxicology tests found alcohol in both drivers involved, and Buenos Aires Province authorities confirmed their driving inhabilitations under the zero‑tolerance policy.
  • A judge ordered the temporary suspension of motorized recreational activities in La Frontera until the municipality implements specific safety measures.
  • The criminal investigation advances with imputations for the two drivers and the child’s father, an accidentology expert analysis pending, and a defense request for DNA testing of preserved blood samples.