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Uruguayan soccer player became champion in Argentina and then crashed his vehicle at a service station

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By Wilson Florez

07 May 2024, 09:03 AM EDT

Estudiantes de la Plata were proclaimed champions of the Argentine Professional League Cup after beating Vélez on penalties. After the intense day at the Único Madre de Ciudades Stadium, the Uruguayan soccer player Tiago Palacios suffered an accident in his car on the morning of Monday, May 6. The player would have driven in drunk state.

The information was shared by TN. The young 23-year-old soccer player would have lost control of his vehicle at the Shell Highway on Illia and Paseo del Bajo, in Retiro.. The player’s car hit a pump. In the place A worker was reportedly injured.

“Because of that, a 27-year-old service station attendant received a trauma. We have referred her to the Fernández Hospital,” he explained. Alberto Crescentidirector of SAME, in statements expressed to TyC Sports.

The breathalyzer test of Tiago Palacios, who crashed into a gas station pump this morning, gave 1.84 ⚠️

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— Diario Olé (@DiarioOle) May 6, 2024

Tiago Palacios was with a companion, but both emerged from the incident unharmed. However, the worker He would have suffered multiple trauma and is in a state of “shock room.” Palacios was detained by local authorities.

Tiago Palacios was driving under the influence of alcohol

The information offered by TN explains that the Uruguayan player was driving under the influence of alcohol. In Argentina the limit established by law is around 0.5 gr/l of alcohol in the bloodin private vehicles.

Tiago Palacios, after the relevant tests, would have given a result that was very high than the allowed limit: 1.84 g/l blood alcohol. In this sense, the case of the Estudiantes de la Plata player becomes much more complicated.

“Tiago Palacios”

Because the player was involved in a shocking accident and had 1.84 grams of alcohol in his blood. pic.twitter.com/pkoJpAe6yJ

— Trends in Argentina (@becauseTTarg) May 6, 2024

Tiago Palacios just arrived at Estudiantes de la Plata this year. The Uruguayan footballer accumulated a good number of minutes in his first steps with the Argentine club. Palacios participated in 15 games. During that number of games he scored 4 goals and conceded 3 assists.

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