Conductor queda en libertad tras confirmarse su inocencia en muerte de niño en Estelí

Conductor queda en libertad tras confirmarse su inocencia en muerte de niño en Estelí A truck driver in Estelí, Nicaragua, was released after police determined he could not have seen a 6-year-old boy hidden among piles of garbage on the street’s edge. Security camera footage showed the child was obscured by cartons and waste when the truck made a slow turn. The investigation concluded the driver had no possibility of avoiding the impact, leading to his release.

• A truck driver in Estelí, Nicaragua, was released after an investigation into a fatal accident involving a child.
• Security footage revealed the 6-year-old child was hidden among accumulated cartons and trash, making him invisible to the driver.
• The truck was turning at a low speed, and it was impossible to see the child from the driver’s cabin.
• The child, López Palacios, was playing outside his home in the Gerardo Brook neighborhood.
• The driver, Hoover Alexander White Castellón, and his assistant were initially detained but released after the technical analysis of evidence.
• The final moments showed the child hiding in the waste just before the truck proceeded.
• A second child’s bicycle was present, and that child alerted adults after noticing the incident.