Overview
- Rodolfo Fournier, 69, a former Florencio Varela health official, was struck while cycling near kilometer 166 on Route 29 at the Rauch–Ayacucho boundary on Wednesday and died Thursday, according to hospital and media reports.
- Preliminary reconstructions say a Ford Focus hit his bicycle as he rode toward Tandil to take part in a marathon.
- He reached Hospital Municipal Dr. Pedro Solanet in critical condition with an open leg fracture and multiple trauma before dying hours later.
- Prosecutor Laura Margaretic of UFI No. 9 is leading the case under the charge of homicidio culposo, which is negligent homicide in Argentina, with traffic police, firefighters, and forensic teams processing the scene.
- Reports differ on the driver’s identity, with Clarín naming Ricardo Marcelo Canto, 65, of Luján, while La Nación cites a 64-year-old without naming him, as Florencio Varela authorities mourned Fournier and concern over cyclist safety on rural highways grows.