Three Minors Arrested in Mexicali for Killing and Burning DiDi Driver

Overview

• Prosecutors say 50-year-old retired soldier and DiDi driver Flaviano López was picked up for a fare on July 9 and killed inside his vehicle, then moved to a lot where the suspects photographed him and set the body on fire.
• The Fiscalía of Baja California located López’s car with blood traces, arrested three adolescents aged 16, 15 and 13, and filed charges of aggravated homicide, vehicle theft, and inhumation and exhumation of a corpse.
• Officials identified the 16-year-old as the rider who requested the trip and said the 15-year-old is her brother, while the 13-year-old’s identity is protected under juvenile rules.
• Two of the detained teens are children of Selina “N,” who is already in preventive detention on separate serious charges, and prosecutors plan to request records from U.S. authorities because the minors hold U.S. citizenship and live seasonally in both countries.
• The killing prompted a caravan of ride-hailing drivers demanding tougher responses, and the case is likely to intensify public and political pressure over juvenile sentencing rules and driver safety measures.