Football player Renan Victor da Silva, 20, defender of Red Bull Bragantino, was involved in a fatal accident in Bragança Paulista, in the interior of São Paulo, early this Friday morning (22). He refused to take a breathalyzer test, according to the Military Highway Police, and was detained.
The case took place on Alkindar Monteiro Junqueira Highway, which connects Bragança Paulista to Itatiba (80 km from São Paulo), around 6:40 am.
The Military Highway Police reported that the car driven by the player, a luxury model, would have invaded the opposite lane, at the height of kilometer 47, and crashed into a motorcycle that was circulating on the lane.
The motorcycle’s driver, Eliezer Pena, 38, died at the scene.
According to the police report, the player had signs of intoxication, but refused to take a breathalyzer test.
Renan was arrested and, after deposition, was transferred to the public jail in Piracaia (SP). He will undergo a custody hearing this Saturday (23).
The defender’s defense said that it will only manifest itself in the case file.
According to the police, the player reported that he left a party in Campinas (SP) and confessed to having consumed alcoholic beverages. A bottle was found in the car, which will undergo forensic examination to determine if there are any fingerprints of Renan.
At the police station, however, he was silent. When passing through the Legal Medical Institute, drunkenness was not proven, and he would have refused to take the blood test.
Even so, delegate Aline Ferreira, who is investigating the case, arrested him in the act for manslaughter, when there is no intention to kill, with two qualifiers – for not having a license and for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Renan had been at Palmeiras since the under-13 and was loaned to Red Bull Bragantino in April this year, playing as a defender.
In a note, alviverde informed that it is in contact with the Bragança Paulista team to follow up on the case.
“Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras received information this Friday morning about the car accident involving athlete Renan. The club is in contact with Red Bull Bragantino in order to follow the case closely and provide all necessary assistance to family members. of the victim, with whom he sympathizes in this moment of great sadness”, points out the text.
In a statement, Red Bull Bragantino said that it is following the case closely “and makes itself available to provide all necessary assistance to the authorities and the victim’s family, with whom it sympathizes at this time of great sadness”.
The report tried to locate the player’s advice, but there was no response. Police did not provide the name of the player’s lawyer.
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