A 36-year-old woman died in a traffic accident in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, early Sunday, November 8, on road PR-9929 in front of the María T. Delgado school. According to the Puerto Rico Police, at about 12:50 AM, Jostheline Figueroa was driving a 1999 Toyota Tercel at a speed that did not allow her to keep control of the wheel.
She crossed into the opposite lane and struck the left side of a 2023 Kia Sportage driven by Andrés Vélez Martínez, 46. The two passengers in the Kia, ages 47 and 64, suffered minor injuries. Paramedics treated Figueroa at the scene and certified that she had no vital signs.
Vélez Martínez was given a breath alcohol test, which registered 0.106%. Both vehicles were seized for investigation purposes. Agent Joel Martínez, of the Highway and Expressway Patrol Division in the Caguas area, together with prosecutor Dalinés Hernández, is in charge of the investigation.