Thais Bonatti, 30, died on Saturday (26) after spending two days in serious condition. She was hit by a retired judge who drove drunk in Araçatuba, in the interior of São Paulo. The accident It happened on Thursday morning (24), while the young woman riding towards work.
According to the Civil Police, the driver was Fernando Augusto Júnior, 61. He had left a nightclub a few hours earlier and drove a pickup truck with a naked woman on her lap. The breathalyzer test confirmed alcohol consumption.
Thais suffered head trauma and other serious injuries. Family members confirmed death through social networks. Since hospitalization, doctors considered the picture irreversible and even warned the family that only one miracle could save it.
Despite the severity of the situation, the former Missor was arrested in the act, but paid bail of $ 40,000 and was released. The case was initially recorded as a guilty body injury to the wheel – when there is no intention to kill. With the death of the victim, the expectation will grow that the police will reclassify the crime as a homicide with eventual intent, as the driver took the risk when driving drunk.
The retired judge receives $ 130,000 per month. The value of the bail represents less than a third of his retirement, which generated strong indignation on social networks and among criminal law specialists.
So far, the family has not yet released the time of the wake. Police said it continues to follow the case and evaluate a new criminal typification.
