Judge Orders Pretrial Detention for Driver in Cancún Crash That Cost Motorcyclist a Leg

Cancún, Quintana Roo — A control judge has bound a driver over for trial and ordered six months of pretrial detention in connection with a September 26 crash on Boulevard Kukulcán that cost a motorcyclist a leg and injured two minors.

The suspect, identified by authorities as José Manuel “N” under Mexican naming conventions, was driving a Chevrolet Cavalier when he allegedly made a U-turn across the preferential lane at kilometer 8.5 of the boulevard in Cancún’s hotel zone, according to the Quintana Roo State Prosecutor’s Office.

The car struck a motorcycle carrying three people — an adult and two minors. All three fell to the pavement and suffered injuries in the collision.

The motorcyclist sustained the most serious wounds, including an open fracture of the tibia and fibula that ultimately required amputation of the leg.

Driver Allegedly Fled the Scene

Investigators say the driver stopped briefly after the impact, then got back into his vehicle and left the scene. Authorities launched a search and located him near the Nichupté Bridge.

At the time of his arrest, José Manuel “N” was allegedly intoxicated, according to evidence filed in the investigation by the Quintana Roo State Prosecutor’s Office.

Prosecutors presented their case to a control judge, who ruled that the suspect should stand trial on charges of property damage and negligent injury involving three victims whose identities have been withheld. The judge ordered him held in custody while the investigation continues.