Overview
- Peru’s 33rd Preparatory Investigation Court ordered nine months of preventive detention for Adrián Villar in the case of athlete Lizeth Marzano’s fatal hit-and-run in San Isidro.
- Judge Adolfo Farfán accepted prosecutors’ arguments of flight risk and potential obstruction, noting weak ties presented by the defense and alleged post-crash interference by Villar’s family.
- Villar is investigated for homicide by negligence, omission of aid and fleeing the scene; his legal team has filed an appeal as INPE prepares to classify his prison placement after transfer to the court holding facility.
- Prosecutors highlighted investigative concerns including an alcohol test conducted roughly eight hours after the collision and delays in vehicle forensics cited as obstruction risks.
- In Buenos Aires province, Ernestina Pais collided with another car, refused a breath test and had her vehicle seized under rules that treat refusal as a presumptive positive, with media revisiting her prior incidents.