The trial for the death of Sol Yapura, the young Argentinean woman who died after being run over in Ibiza, will have to wait several more months. The judicial proceeding, which was to begin this Monday, was suspended and will finally be held on June 3, after some witnesses and two experts considered essential for the development of the trial did not appear. The case is being heard in Criminal Court No. 1 and the only defendant is the driver involved, who left the scene after the accident.
The suspension was accompanied by the failure of a possible agreement between the parties. The defense proposed to accept a sentence of three years in prison, which would allow to avoid actual imprisonment, in addition to a reduction in the compensation requested. The private prosecution, represented by the lawyer Alejandro Betoret, rejected any formula that does not contemplate an effective prison sentence.
From Argentina, the victim’s family carefully followed every new development of the day. “We already knew that this was one of the many possibilities. We knew from the beginning that it is a long road to go, but We do not lose hope. We want justice.” said Soledad Yapura, Sol’s sister. Meanwhile, friends of the young woman gathered at the gates of the courts of Ibiza to accompany a day marked by frustration.
The prosecution is demanding a seven-year prison sentence for the driver: four years for gross negligence manslaughter and three years for leaving the scene of the crime, in addition to the payment of compensation of 600,000 euros.
Fatal early morning
The hit-and-run occurred at midnight on September 23, 2023, when Sol was crossing a crosswalk at a green light on the first ring road of Ibiza, in the section that connects the es Gorg industrial estate with the port. At that moment she was hit by a Ford Mondeo which was traveling at a speed of about 70 kilometers per hour, according to the police investigation.
After the impact, the driver and the person accompanying her, sitting in the passenger seat, left the scene and hid the vehicle. The companion was not charged with the crime of failure to render aid, despite the request of the prosecution, a decision that continues to generate doubts in the environment of the case.
Sol Yapura was a much loved young woman in Ibiza and maintained a close bond with her family in Argentina. She had a strong desire to be reunited with her son and was only two months away from fulfilling it when she lost her life. “The distance makes this process very difficult, but the human warmth of her friends gives us strength to believe that there is hope,” her sister had said before the trial was scheduled to begin.
