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Woman dies after car invades construction site and falls into flooded ditch on the coast of SP

Woman dies after car invades construction site and falls into a flooded ditch in Santos, SP Reproduction and Abner Reis/TV Tribuna A 32-year-old woman died after the car she was in with four other people invaded a Sabesp construction site...

Woman dies after car invades construction site and falls into flooded ditch on the coast of SP
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One of the passengers, aged 22, was arrested for having "pulled the steering wheel" and caused the accident. g1 found that she was released at a custody hearing following a monthly court appearance.

  • She also cannot leave the city for more than seven days without authorization.
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Woman dies after car invades construction site and falls into a flooded ditch in Santos, SP Reproduction and Abner Reis/TV Tribuna A 32-year-old woman died after the car she was in with four other people invaded a Sabesp construction site and fell into a flooded ditch in Santos, on the coast of São Paulo, this Monday (27). Letícia Souza Santos was trapped in the hardware and could not resist. The cause of death is unknown. One of the passengers, aged 22, was arrested for having "pulled the steering wheel" and caused the accident. g1 found that she was released at a custody hearing following a monthly court appearance. She also cannot leave the city for more than seven days without authorization. ?Click here to follow the g1 Santos channel on WhatsApp. Images obtained by TV Tribuna, a Globo affiliate, show the vehicle partially submerged at the Sabesp construction site, on Avenida Martins Fontes. According to the police report, the group was returning from a party and everyone had drunk alcoholic beverages. The 20-year-old driver admitted having been drinking to the military police officers who responded to the incident. She refused to take a breathalyzer, and the test carried out at the Legal Medical Institute (IML) was negative for drunkenness. Woman dies after car invades construction site and falls into flooded ditch in Santos, SP Abner Reis/TV Tribuna The four survivors were rescued with the help of police, the Fire Department and a construction employee. The corporation reported that the 32-year-old woman's death was confirmed as soon as she was admitted to Santa Casa de Santos Hospital. g1 requested more information from the Public Security Secretariat (SSP), but received no response until the last update of this report. In a statement, Sabesp regretted what happened and stated that it cooperates with the authorities. The company said that the accident was not related to the work, which is in an area intended exclusively for pedestrians, off the traffic road, and properly signposted. Santos City Hall highlighted that the avenue had to be closed to deal with the incident and was reopened at 3:45 am. VIDEOS: g1 in 1 minute Santos