{"id":481036,"date":"2025-09-02T09:43:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/teenager-dies-after-accident-in-veron-victims-total-seven-and-reopens-debate-on-road-accidents\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T09:43:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:43:29","slug":"teenager-dies-after-accident-in-veron-victims-total-seven-and-reopens-debate-on-road-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/teenager-dies-after-accident-in-veron-victims-total-seven-and-reopens-debate-on-road-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenager dies after accident in Ver\u00f3n; victims total seven and reopens debate on road accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>La Altagracia. \u2013<\/strong> The event that occurred in the community of La Ceiba, municipal district of Ver\u00f3n, continues to leave mourning. This Tuesday, <strong>Lacey Padua Marte,<\/strong> a 17-year-old adolescent, died at the General and Specialties Hospital Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de La <a href=\"https:\/\/hospitaldelaaltagracia.gob.do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Altagracia <\/a>, who was injured in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/tragedia-en-la-carretera-nagua-cabrera-dos-jovenes-pierden-la-vida-en-accidente-de-transito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accident <\/a> recorded on Saturday night.<\/p>\n\n\nWith his death, there are now seven fatalities from the accident, considered a shocking event in the province so far this year.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/joven-pierde-la-vida-en-accidente-de-transito-en-nagua\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"526022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Young man loses his life in traffic accident in Nagua<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\nThe event occurred when the driver of a garbage truck hit a van carrying around 20 Christians returning from a religious activity, as well as two young people traveling on a motorcycle.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Concern about traffic accidents<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\nThis accident adds to the long list of tragedies that every year sadden Dominican families. According to international organizations, the Dominican Republic is among the countries with the highest rate of traffic accident deaths in the region, with an average of more than 30 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.\n\nFactors such as speeding, reckless driving, lack of signage, and inadequate road conditions are among the main causes of high road accident rates.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Altagracia. \u2013 The event that occurred in the community of La Ceiba, municipal district of Ver\u00f3n, continues to leave mourning. This Tuesday, Lacey Padua Marte, a 17-year-old adolescent, died at the General and Specialties Hospital Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de La Altagracia , who was injured in the accident recorded on Saturday night. 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