Miraflores: A woman died on Arequipa Avenue due to drunk driving

victim, Joanna Margarita ArcomedoWorked at a construction company in Block 49 Arequipa Avenue, When the van she was driving collided Edgar Rodrigo Jonisla MendozaHe was obviously intoxicated.


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Eyewitnesses said that the driver, Edgar Rodrigo Jonisla Mendoza, was driving the black van under the influence of alcohol. | Source: RPP

On this Saturday, a woman ran Arequipa Avenue, a van driven by a drunk man. The tragic incident took place at the border Miraflores.

Witnesses consulted RPP news The driver identified as assured Edgar Rodrigo Jonisla MendozaHe was driving a black van under the influence of alcohol.

The victim has been identified Joanna Margarita ArcomedoWorked as a support worker for La Mar Consortium, a construction company in the 49 block. Arequipa Avenue He was doing a job.

The woman was standing at the corner of Chiclayo Street and Arequipa Avenue when the accident happened. Then a black van from Angamos Avenue collided. The victim was dragged to the center of the road.

Arequipa Avenue | Vehicular traffic is partially restricted in Block 49 Source: RPP

“He’s drunk.”

“He dragged her almost half a block and pretended to run, but he couldn’t because he got on the pavement,” said a neighbor who witnessed the accident.

“He went down drunk, I think he was inside with his family, his wife, his kids. I don’t know. The woman died there, like I said, the man was trying to escape,” the witness said.

While this note ends, vehicular traffic is partially restricted in block 49. Arequipa AvenueAs criminologists, agents of the National Police and personnel of the Ministry of Public Affairs carry out the procedures for disposing of the body.

Edgar Rodrigo Jonisla Mendoza has been transferred Miraflores PNP Police Station Go through the relevant tests.

Ombudsman statistics

According to a report OmbudsmanLima is the region that records the highest number of accidents.

He Second Report on Traffic Accidents In 2020, 38,447 people were injured and 2,159 died, and in 2022, 53,544 people were injured and 3,311 deaths, and the number of victims of road accidents is steadily increasing.

For the ombudsman, one of the main reasons is Road accidents The drivers are reckless and over speeding.

“Accident figures have increased from 74,624 cases in 2021 to 83,881 in 2022, very close to the value reported in 2019 with 95,800 cases,” the document notes.

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