Shortly after 8 a.m. on Saturday, Claudia Laura Decurgez (44) He left his house in Santo Tome, Santa Feon her way to work. She was a house cleaner and that day was starting at a property about 15 blocks away. She got on her bike, but only covered about 400 meters: She was driving on a dirt road when a Ford Ranger hit her from behind, causing her death..
The driver of the van was Nicolas Exequiel Mattioli (31)a singer who returned alone from the city of Rosario, where he had performed two shows. He is known as the “heir” of Leo Mattiolian iconic figure of melodic cumbia, who died in 2011 at the age of 38.
A video of the accident complicates the artist’s situation. The images show that Claudia was driving correctly, staying to the right on Richieri Street, near the intersection with Libertad, when the Ranger hit her at high speed, causing her death in a matter of seconds.
A neighbor immediately came to the victim’s aid. Mattioli stopped and called an ambulance, but unfortunately they were unable to do anything to save her.
Decurgez was the mother of three children: a 24-year-old boy, a 15-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy. She had five siblings (four boys and one girl) and her parents had died in the last decade.
Judicial sources informed this newspaper that Mattioli made a statement and was released at around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. The preliminary hearing will take place in the next few days at the prosecutor’s office, without a specific deadline, and the presence of a judge will not be required.
