They find cause for arrest against a driver accused of running over a man and driving with his torso on the windshield

Fajardo – Judge Joseph Knightof the Court of Fajardo, found today, Wednesday, cause for arrest once morest Julio Edwin Jimenez Rosarioaccused of running over Pedro Vázquez Rubert in the early hours of Monday Rio Grande while allegedly driving his vehicle while intoxicated and speeding.

The fiscal Sandra Cortes charged Jiménez Rosario with failing to stop at the scene of a traffic accident, recklessly or negligently driving a motor vehicle, driving under the influence of alcohol, and causing grievous bodily harm to 62-year-old Vázquez Rubert .

The bailiff in charge of the investigation room indicated that the lawyer Ricardo Prietorepresentative of Jiménez Rosario, acquiesced to Judge Caballero’s determination. The preliminary hearing was scheduled for June 27.

Caballero set bail at $60,000., which was lent by a private bondsman, for which he was released.

The prosecution maintained that Jiménez Rosario was driving on the PR-3 highway when he ran over Vázquez Rubert. The impact was of such magnitude that the body of the 62-year-old man was dismembered and his torso was trapped in the windshield and driver’s seat of Jiménez Rosario’s car. His legs were found on the road, where the initial impact occurred.

Jiménez Rosario continued the march towards a residence in the Kuwait neighborhood, and when the agents of the Police Bureau found him, they found Vázquez Rubert’s torso on the windshield and his head on the passenger seat.

In principle, the public ministry tried to carry out the hearing to file charges yesterday, Tuesday, but Jiménez Rosario suffered a health mishap that forced the judge to call an ambulance. The accused remained in an area hospital until this morning, when he was released.

During the morning, Jiménez Rosario arrived at the court to participate in a hearing for a case of gender violence initiated by her ex-partner, Ilushca Marie Diaz Falcon, on February 2 of the current year. However, the defendant once once more faced health problems and was taken to the hospital. This hearing was rescheduled to continue on June 28; the judge extended, until the aforementioned date, a protection order that expired today.

Jiménez Rosario was released on bail while the case of gender violence is being investigated. At this time it is unknown if said release on bail would be affected by the case he faces for the death of Vázquez Rubert.

Jiménez Rosario was treated at another hospital and released, so police officers arrived with the accused at the court’s criminal investigations room at 3:50 in the followingnoon to continue with the hearing for the death of Vázquez Rubert .