AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Billboard collapse on Mexico City road kills woman in her car as cement truck driver faces manslaughter charge
A massive billboard tore loose and crushed a car on the outskirts of Mexico City, killing a 53-year-old teacher and therapist, and the cement truck driver maneuvering nearby now faces a manslaughter charge. CCTV footage captured the moment the billboard detached, tipped forward, and slammed onto a busy road near the Plaza Interlomas shopping center. […] The post Billboard collapse on Mexico City road kills woman in her car as cement truck driver faces manslaughter charge appeared first on American Almanac .
A massive billboard tore loose and crushed a car on the outskirts of Mexico City, killing a 53-year-old teacher and therapist, and the cement truck driver maneuvering nearby now faces a manslaughter charge. CCTV footage captured the moment the billboard detached, tipped forward, and slammed onto a busy road near the Plaza Interlomas shopping center. María del Carmen Piña Arce was driving a white car directly beneath it. She did not survive. A red car traveling just ahead of hers escaped by seconds. The footage, first reported by The Sun , shows a cement mixer truck maneuvering beside the billboard moments before the structure gave way. The billboard bounced on impact with the car, and pedestrians nearby scrambled to get clear.…Open