Businessman Fernando Sastre de Andrade Filho, who fled after crashing his Porche into a Renault Sandero and causing the death of an app driver in the early hours of this Sunday (31), in the Tatuapé region, east zone of São Paulo, presented himself at the this Monday afternoon (1st) in the 30th DP, in the same neighborhood.
The crash happened on Salim Farah Maluf Avenue at around 2am. Fernando Sastre de Andrade Filho lost control of the R$1.2 million luxury car and collided with the back of another car, according to military police officers who responded to the incident.
The Sastre family’s lawyer, Carine Garcia, told Sheet on Sunday, by phone, that he was in shock and would speak out this Monday. She confirmed the presentation on Monday afternoon, but did not give further details of the defense.
After Sastre fled the scene of the accident with the help of his mother, who had told the military police that she would take her son to a hospital, the case was registered as leaving the scene of an accident, bodily injury while driving a motor vehicle and manslaughter ( unintentionally) while driving a motor vehicle.
Victim of the accident, app driver Ornaldo da Silva Viana, 52, was taken to Tatuapé Municipal Hospital, but succumbed to his injuries.
Read below what is known about the incident:
WHERE DID THE ACCIDENT OCCUR?
The accident happened on Avenida Salim Farah Maluf, at number 1,801, in Tatuapé, at 2:25 am on Sunday (31). The accident was recorded as culpable homicide while driving a motor vehicle, culpable bodily injury while driving a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident.
HOW DID IT HAPPEN?
According to the incident report, the Porsche crashed into the back of the Sandero, which was driven by app driver Ornaldo da Silva Viana, 52. He was taken by firefighters to Tatuapé Municipal Hospital, with cardiorespiratory arrest and multiple traumas. Viana did not survive her injuries.
WAS THE CAR AT HIGH SPEED?
The Porsche was speeding, according to two witnesses who drove by the scene in an HB20. According to police records, witnesses said the Porsche overtook, lost control and hit the back of the Sandero.
WHO WAS IN THE PORSCHE?
In addition to businessman Fernando Sastre de Andrade Filho, passenger Marcus Vinicius Machado Rocha, 22, was also in the Porsche. He was taken to Hospital São Luiz Tatuapé.
DID THE BUSINESSMAN WHO DRIVEN THE PORSCHE RUN AWAY?
The businessman’s mother went to the scene of the accident, according to the police record, and said she would take him to Hospital São Luiz Ibirapuera due to the slight injury he had in the mouth area. The military police went to the unit to listen to him and take a breathalyzer test, but received information that the businessman was not admitted to any hospital in the São Luiz network. According to police records, the agents were no longer able to speak to the businessman or his mother – the calls were not answered.
WHY DID THE MILITARY POLICE RELEASED THE BUSINESSMAN?
In a statement, the SSP (Secretariat of Public Security) said that, in the event of traffic accidents, the Military Police’s priority is to guarantee the rescue of victims and preserve the accident site.
According to the note, initially, in addition to the driver who died, the businessman who was at Posche was also identified as a victim, and, as he was injured, he was helped.
“During the presentation of the incident, it was found that the possible perpetrator would be the driver of the Porsche. The PMs carried out investigations at the hospital where the driver signaled that he would be treated and at his home, but he was not found. Therefore, the case was registered as manslaughter and culpable bodily harm while driving a motor vehicle and fleeing the scene of the accident”, stated the SSP.
The SSP stated that the PM “will analyze the dynamics of the incident to identify any errors in operational procedures.” The case was registered and is being investigated by the 30th DP (Tatuapé).
