Overview
- A Volkswagen Gol rear-ended a Toyota Corolla on Avenida San Martín (km 10) and then struck a tree, killing the Gol driver, 20-year-old Renzo Retamozo, and passenger Luisana Schönberger, a 16-year-old junior tennis prospect.
- Three other young occupants of the Gol were hospitalized with serious injuries, including a 17-year-old who remains in intensive care and others treated for fractures and facial trauma.
- Security camera footage entered in the investigation shows the Gol following a Ford Escort that avoided the slower-moving Corolla just before the impact, prompting prosecutors and police in Misiones to probe possible 'picada' illegal racing.
- Investigators have seized a third vehicle and begun forensic pericias to reconstruct speeds, vehicle positions, and driver actions as the local court and Fiscalía of Eldorado advance the criminal and traffic inquiry.
- The tennis community and local institutions held funerals and issued condolences for Schönberger, who had national junior rankings, and the case is raising renewed attention to the risks of informal street racing during public celebrations.