2023-08-22 05:14:00
The death of Jose Ignatius Sallago, marathoner 33 years old, in a police chase created a great commotion in Silver Sea. The renowned athlete, who had no criminal record, was driving a motorcycle with a request for capture. When the police approached to check him, Sallago fled at full speed, which began the chase that ended in the athlete’s death when he hit the side of a patrol car that crossed the car to prevent the escape.
The security cameras of the Municipality of Mar del Plata show the entire scene that occurred on Sunday at 2 in the morning, for which the prosecutor Rodolfo Moure, who described the event as “culpable homicide”, will be of vital importance to investigate police action.
According to the portal The Capital of Mar del Platathe uniformed officers patrolling the area observed a person whom they suspected was “loitering” the area with the intention of committing a crime aboard a Bajaj Rouser motorcycle.
Faced with this situation, Sallago fled at full speed. The police officers reported this situation to the police station, which sent in more troops to stop the motorcyclist’s escape, for which reason a patrolman crossed the vehicle and the athlete did not react and ended up hitting the side of the car squarely.
Who was José Ignacio Sallago?
The athlete came to Mar del Plata from Bahía Blanca with the aim of training and growing in athletics. “He was not a criminal,” they said from JM Corredores, the group to which the marathon runner belonged.
Sallago’s death caused a stir in local athletics. In his last presentations, the 33-year-old man had achieved third place in the 42K of the Mar del Plata Marathon in 2022 and the same position in the 10K of the Mar del Plata Marathon 2023.
His teammates define him as someone respectful and committed to training and progressing, reported The capital.
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In addition to pursuing his dream of being an athlete, he worked at the Arcor company.
“I was not a criminal. TI had the papers for that motorcycle, I was regarding to make the transfer. I don’t know what went through his head, only he knows why he escaped“Said one of his colleagues in dialogue with the aforementioned portal.
Upon arriving in Mar del Plata from Bahía Blanca, he lived for a time in his coach’s house until he got a job and rented an apartment with one of his classmates, Leandro Pérez Lazarte from Tucumán.
“In Mar del Plata it is different, more importance is given to athletics and at the competition level there are more relevant events than in other parts of the country, that is why we come here. It just happened that we both had the same coach, Ezequiel Monín, we trained remotely and when we came here we started living together for a year and a half,” said Pérez Lazarte.
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Likewise, his partner stated that “Nacho” bought the motorcycle, which had been stolen in February, and was regarding to hire a manager to do the transfer papers: “He bought that motorcycle for work, he was a salesman for a distributor of sweets and needed a larger vehicle to travel areas far from Mar del Plata. The owner of the distributor had lent him money and that’s where he was able to buy that motorcycle.”
“It is with deep regret that today we have to say goodbye to an athlete from our institution. Ignacio Sallago, a Bahian athlete who had joined the ranks of our Club years ago, always defending the colors, like few others. Seasoned runner, by nature and with incredible potential; Fate wanted to cut short his career, in a fateful accident this morning. We want to express our deepest condolences to family and friends. Goodbye dear Nachito, we’ll cross paths at a start line, rest in peace“JM Corredores expressed on his Instagram account.
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