Overview
- Damián Irungaray, 41, was hit and killed Saturday near the Avellaneda toll on Autopista Perito Moreno after stopping to check a mechanical fault.
- His son Álvaro, 19, suffered multiple injuries and remains under care at Hospital Piñero.
- Police used toll and highway cameras to identify a white Ford EcoSport and seized the SUV in Villa Celina during a court-ordered search.
- A 33-year-old suspect later surrendered at a local station and was detained, according to police sources cited by Clarín, as the case moved to the city’s Flagrancy Unit (UFLA Sur).
- The family was traveling to a Campo de Mayo tournament for pato, a traditional Argentine horse sport, and organizers suspended the event while local clubs posted condolences.