A serious traffic accident occurred on Sunday afternoon in Comerío, involving a motorcycle and a Toyota RAV4. According to preliminary information, 23-year-old Jesús Y. González García was riding a black Piaggio 500 motorcycle when he was hit by the driver of the RAV4, Joel Padilla Gómez. González García, a resident of Comerío, is in critical condition at the Centro Médico de Puerto Rico in Río Piedras.
Padilla Gómez was given a breath test, which yielded negative results. The vehicles were seized by prosecutor Naidimar Arroyo for forensic analysis. The accident happened at kilometer 4.1 of PR-779 in the Palomas neighborhood of Comerío, and was investigated by the Aibonito Highway Patrol Division.