Driver sentenced to five years in prison for crash on Route 6 that killed three young men

A man in Uruguay has been sentenced to five years and one month in prison for causing a fatal traffic accident that killed three young men. The incident occurred on the evening of July 9 on Route 6, at kilometer 24.900 in the department of Canelones.

The convicted driver, 56, was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol. A breathalyzer test revealed a blood alcohol content of 2.24 grams per liter, far exceeding legal limits. He was convicted of a complex culpable homicide offense through an abbreviated process.

The accident involved two cars and a bus. The defendant's vehicle attempted to cross Route 6 and collided with a car traveling west to east. This impact then caused the car to crash head-on into a bus. The three occupants of the car, the 28-year-old driver and two passengers aged 20 and 25, died at the scene.

The driver of the bus, a 36-year-old man, tested negative for alcohol and sustained minor injuries. The 16 passengers on the bus were unharmed. The prosecution's case relied on the driver's intoxication and the circumstances of the collision to secure the conviction.