Five students from the La Altagracia high school in San Francisco de Macorís crashed early in the morning on Sunday, 15 September 2019 into a building while traveling at high speed. They were identified as Miguel Ángel de La Cruz and Luis de Jesús Almonot, 17, respectively; Nabil Piña de la Rosa Cabreja, Camil Rodríguez Hernández and Emil Suárez Ledesma, all 16 years old.
The five classmates lived relatively close by, so the night before they had gathered for a night of partying. They traveled in a Toyota Corolla.
Tragically, they had made a video of the outing that serves as evidence they were not in control. Shortly after the video, the vehicle crashed into the Plaza Hípica El Furgón, on the stretch that leads from San Francisco de Macorís to La Vega at around 4:30am. The vehicle was totaled. The youths died from the blows received in the accident.
Other evidence that the vehicle was traveling at high speed with the youths consuming alcohol is evidenced by the Whatsapp chat one of the youths shared with his pals. “If we die here… I love you kids, we love you kids,” wrote one of the boys before the crash.
The victims were the children of well-known people in San Francisco de Macorís, including a judge, a lawyer, a merchant and a journalist. Duarte province senator Amílcar Romero lamented the tragedy. He pointed out the entire province was in shock and collective mourning. They were mourned at their school.
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El Dia
16 September 2019