Hearing in case of death of cyclist Santiago Jaramillo was postponed because the defendant’s lawyer said he had symptoms of COVID-19 | Security | News

The truck that hit Santiago and another cyclist who survived, on August 17, registers several fines for speeding.

February 18, 2021 – 7:03 p.m.

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The parents and wife of Santiago Jaramillo went to the Samborondón Judicial Unit on the morning of this Thursday, February 18.

They expected that today the judge who is hearing the case of the cyclist’s death will order preventive detention against Christian Andrés AG, 22 years old.

However, the hearing to formulate charges it was postponed. “It was not carried out because the suspect’s lawyer sent a letter stating that he had early symptoms of COVID-19 and that therefore he would not be present. For this reason they suspended it and we are waiting for them to give us the new date, ”said Ornella Zambrano, Santiago’s spouse.

The reconstruction of the events in the Santiago Jaramillo case was completed

The defendant has not yet given his version, despite the three calls from the Prosecutor’s Office. The prosecutor Reinaldo Cevallos indicated that in the third call, the driver justified his absence also due to a health problem related to COVID-19.

This Thursday, Cevallos told various media that the defendant presented a brief days ago.

“Indicating that requested to benefit from an abbreviated procedure. This is that he accepts the guilt and deserves a reduction of the sentence, “said the prosecutor.

A team from Ecuavisa tried to interview the 22-year-old, but he got into the driver’s seat of a car and drove away.

The truck that hit Santiago last August 17 and another surviving cyclist, on the road to Samborondón, registers several fines for speedingsaid the prosecutor. (I)

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