A woman accused of driving drunk and running a red light in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, killing a 58-year-old motorcyclist, was released under electronic monitoring after a judge found probable cause, the Puerto Rico Justice Department said. Secretary of Justice Lourdes L. Gómez Torres announced that the Bayamón prosecutor’s office filed four charges against Verónica Dylcia Pagán Cordero over the crash that killed Alexander Negrón Rodríguez.
The crash happened in the early hours of November 9 on Puerto Rico Route 2 (PR-2) in Bayamón, when Pagán Cordero apparently ran a red light without taking proper precautions and struck Negrón Rodríguez’s motorcycle. He died of his injuries. A breath test measured a blood-alcohol concentration of .14% (0.142%), above the .08% legal limit.
Prosecutors Jodaliz Ramos Quiñones and Mitchell Vega Devariel filed charges of illegal use of a driver’s license, driving under the influence, causing a death through reckless or negligent driving, and causing a death by driving under the influence, under articles 3.23, 7.02, 5.07(c) and 7.06 of Puerto Rico’s Vehicles and Traffic Law. Judge Nadja Banuchi Ramos of the Bayamón Court of First Instance set a global bail of $20,000.
Pagán Cordero was booked and remains under electronic supervision. A preliminary hearing is set for November 24. Agent Juan José Collazo Rolón of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau led the investigation.