The mother of the young victims stated that they were very close to her. In this sense, she lamented that 'we are left empty' and said that Diego, the middle brother, 'tells me they were all friends and advisors.' 'It is very hard to have two children taken from you,' she concluded. The accused offered through his lawyers a reparatory sum of 150 million pesos to the families to address the 'moral damage' caused after the fatal incident. The victims, all fathers, were heading to their work at the Fadel Refrigerator, in Pronunciamiento, when they were hit by the former head of the Entre Ríos Port Institute. In Buenos Aires, February 18 (NA) — The prosecution and the plaintiffs requested a six-year prison sentence for former PRO party official Juan Cruz Orrico, accused of driving under the influence of alcohol, crashing, and killing four young people in the city of Concepción del Uruguay. Lorena, mother of Brian and Lucas Izaguirre, spoke with the Argentine News Agency and stated: 'Together with the prosecution, we are asking for the maximum penalty, which in this case is a lack of respect.' The case is filed as 'aggravated culpable homicide' for driving at high speed, for the blood alcohol level, the number of victims, and for being an official vehicle. The trial began this Wednesday and is taking place at the Trial and Appeals Court of Gualeguay. For his part, the defense of the accused requested to reduce the sentence to four years in prison, while Orrico 'took responsibility,' Lorena stated. On June 20, 2024, Orrico was driving his Volkswagen Passat with 1.59 g/l of alcohol in his blood when he hit the Chevrolet Corsa in which the Izaguirre brothers, Leonardo Almada, and Axel Rossi were traveling, at kilometer 223 of Provincial Route 39, Entre Ríos province. 'Probably the verdict will be known next Tuesday,' Lorena affirmed, while remembering her two sons: 'They are my entire life, they are light. Brian took care of everyone, he was the oldest. Luquitas was my baby, he always made jokes and listened to music.'
