Motorista embriagado é acusado pela morte de criança na Carolina do Sul

Um homem de 62 anos da Carolina do Sul enfrenta uma acusação de crime de DUI (dirigir sob influência) após sua caminhonete atropelar e matar um menino de 14 meses que caminhou até uma estrada. A criança havia seguido o pai para fora de um restaurante perto de Anderson. As autoridades afirmam que o estado de embriaguez provavelmente retardou a reação do motorista.

David Ronald Metz foi preso esta semana após o acidente ocorrido no dia 13 de abril, por volta das 20h15, perto do El Latino Bar and Grill na South Murray Avenue. O menino, identificado pelo Gabinete do Legista do Condado de Anderson como Christopher Rodrigo Perez Tapia, sofreu ferimentos graves e morreu em um hospital devido a múltiplos traumas, com a causa da morte considerada acidental. Os pais da criança estavam limpando o restaurante já fechado quando o pai saiu para levar o lixo, sem saber que o filho o havia seguido e entrado na pista, disseram os investigadores. Testemunhas relataram que Metz continuou dirigindo após a colisão antes de retornar ao local. O detetive da Polícia de Anderson, McKindra Bibb, descreveu a família como devastada, observando que eles não puderam comparecer a uma recente audiência de fiança. Um representante das vítimas solicitou que Metz fosse mantido preso sem fiança em nome da família. Alyssa Whitfield, do gabinete do legista, disse à WYFF que, embora a criança estivesse na pista, o estado de embriaguez do motorista pode ter impedido uma reação mais rápida, como a mudança de faixa. Na audiência de fiança, o juiz estabeleceu a fiança em 60 mil dólares, exigiu monitoramento por GPS caso ele seja liberado e proibiu Metz de contatar a família ou retornar ao local do acidente. O advogado de defesa Austin McDaniel destacou os laços de seu cliente com a comunidade e a ausência de antecedentes criminais, expressando solidariedade à família. A próxima data de tribunal de Metz é 11 de junho, com a investigação ainda em andamento pela polícia de Anderson e pela Patrulha Rodoviária da Carolina do Sul.

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