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Q COSTARICA — Lane invasion is the preliminary cause of the fatal accident that killed Ericka Benavides, advisor to legislator and presidential candidate Eli Feinzaig of the Partido Liberal Progresista (PLP), on Friday. This is the main line of investigation in the case, according to the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ). The presidential candidate, his advisor, and a driver were traveling in the pickup truck. According to the OIJ, the pickup truck lost control and allegedly invaded the opposite lane, where the big truck was traveling. This resulted in a head-on collision with a truck in Buenos Aires de Palmares on Route 1 on Friday, October 24, around 11 a.m. “The pickup truck, for reasons still unknown, lost control and allegedly crossed into the oncoming lane. As a result, it collided head-on with a truck,” the OIJ reported. The woman who died in the accident was a candidate for legislator. According to TSE records, she was elected 17th on the PLP ballot for San José. The 56-year-old woman leaves behind two surviving children: a 36-year-old and a 31-year-old; she was also a cancer survivor. In February, she graduated with a law degree from the University of Costa Rica (UCR), specializing in Technology, E-Commerce, and Telecommunications. Feinzaig, who underwent surgery on his sternum over the weekend, deeply thanked all those who have shown concern and interest, expressing that he is in good health but devastated by the news of his friend and colleague and by the condition of Fabián Cascante, 35, the driver of the pickup, who is in critical condition at the hospital. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Ericka, a committed, cheerful, and generous colleague. On behalf of the entire team, I send my condolences and my love to her family and loved ones… We ask, please, that you understand this moment we are going through,” Feinzaig said from his hospital bed. Regarding the health condition of the truck driver, identified by the surname Trigueros, 39, the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) reported that he was in stable condition at the Grecia hospital.
