The Spanish owners of the sporting goods store Molino Deportivo were run over when crossing Avenida Independencia near the Spanish Embassy. It was known that 72-year old María Rosa Pacheco died. Her husband 79-year old Basilio Vicente Santiago was hospitalized with serious injuries.
The Metropolitan Transport Authority agents arrested the bus driver, 30-year old Luis Miguel Lachapelle Amador, who was accused of reckless driving. He was covering the Santo Domingo-Baní route, said spokesman for Amet, Diego Pesqueira. After the accident, Lachapelle fled, only to be arrested hours later.
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MetroRD
17 February 2017
