On May 22, the Guatemalan Néstor Vásquez14 years old, he died when he was hit by a driver when he was traveling by bicycle in the county of Read, Florida.
Given this fact, his mother, Carina Sylvestreurges to raise awareness about road safety in the city of Fort Myers.
Nestor’s mother told US media that he could not locate his son on the phone during that day, and later discovered that they had overwhelmed him. That is why, in memory of Vásquez, a monument continues to grow on the boulevard of Palm Beachthe place where the event occurred.
The monument presents some of Nestor Vásquez’s favorite things, such as Takis (a popular variety of tortilla chips), Kool AID (a powder mixture for flavored drinks), Twix (some chocolate bars), a soccer ball And even one bicyclewhile dozens of candles remain in the tragic accident site.
While Carina Sylvestre claims for the person responsible for her son’s death, Fort Myers authorities reported that Nestor did not carry helmet at the time of the accident and did not travel through the pedestrian crossings Lee County. “In Florida, children under 16 are forced To wear a helmet when they walk by bicycle, ”added the police.
Guatemalan teenage mother regrets her death
According to Carina Sylvestre, her son was bicycle all the time And, therefore, now he wants everyone to pay attention to an important warning: “You have to be very careful because danger It arrives at any time. However, I know that my son is not the first person who dies in that place, ”said the Guatemalan.
“I don’t want another mother, or another person, live the pain that I am suffering for my little one right now. The worst thing is that surely the culprit will be unpunishedwithout any sanction, as if they had killed a animal. This should not be so, ”said Sylvestre, who was interviewed by the Fox 4 News television station.
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Fort Myers Police Department, Florida, subsequently announced that the driver did not receive a fine For overwhelming the 14 -year -old, because he was not to blame: “In this case, the fault belongs to the victim without any doubt and, therefore, the family does not have right to receive any financial compensation, ”added the institution.
“Nestor had just finished the eighth grade and was scheduled to start high school in August. He was a good son and I did everything he could for our family, ”added the victim’s mother, who is worried about road safety after the deadly bicycle accident of the bicycle of the bicycle Guatemalan on Palm Beach Boulevard.
Given this situation, residents of the area near Palm Beach are asking for better Security measures After the death of the Guatemalan, who was hit while crossing the street. That is why, during the last hours, a petition has circulated so that crossing signals are installed and intermittent lights.
Tomás Venabides, who has lived near Palm Beach since December 1989, said that crossing the street has not improved at all over the years: “There are no Signs For pedestrian crossings. There is either lights. We see nothing here, it seems that there is a signage, but it points out anything, ”added the resident of Florida.