An 18-year-old girl was found dead this Saturday morning in the Villa Elvira neighborhood of La Plata. Justice is searching for the driver of the pickup truck that ran her over, according to images from a nearby security camera. According to the police report accessed by the Noticias Argentinas news agency, the victim was identified as Eugenia Carril, who had been intensely sought by her family since the previous night after returning from university. An investigator explained to this medium that «in the image provided by the La Plata Municipal Monitoring Center, the young woman is seen getting off the bus, walking a few blocks, and an imprudent maneuver ended in the impact that caused the victim's death». The discovery occurred in the area of 3 and 96, where neighbors alerted 911 after observing a person lying in a ditch. Officers from the local police station, the Patrol Command, and experts from the Scientific Police attended the scene to carry out the first tasks to preserve it and collect evidence. It was reported that the body shows signs of blows. According to the information gathered, the young woman got off a bus from the Este line, route 14, at the intersection of 7 and 96, and was heading to her home located at 1 and 96, when all contact with her relatives was lost.
18-Year-Old Girl Found Dead in La Plata, Driver of Pickup Sought
An 18-year-old girl was found dead in La Plata. Authorities are searching for the driver of a pickup truck that struck her, based on security camera footage.