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Police locate truck linked to Mónica Martinich’s death

From El Comercio · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Ecuadorian police found the truck involved in the fatal hit-and-run of runner Mónica Martinich in Colimes, Guayas province.
  • Surveillance footage captured the license plate and showed the vehicle striking Martinich before continuing without stopping.
  • The driver remains missing as investigators examine the vehicle, while runners marched to demand justice and improved safety.

Police have located the truck involved in the hit-and-run death of Mónica Martinich, who was training on the Samborondón road. Officers found the vehicle in Colimes, in Guayas province, and handed it to the Office of Traffic Accident Investigations for further work.

Surveillance cameras captured the truck’s license plate, allowing investigators to identify it. The crash occurred on Friday, Sept. 4, while Martinich was running with other athletes. Video included in the investigation shows the group moving along the road with an escort truck nearby before the vehicle approached and struck Martinich without stopping.

Martinich was the mother of two children and practiced running. She had been preparing to take part in the Chicago Marathon, a 42-kilometer race. The driver of the truck has not been located.

On Sunday, Sept. 6, dozens of runners and other citizens walked along the Samborondón road to demand justice for Martinich and better safety conditions for people who exercise in public spaces.

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Originally published by El Comercio in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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