The Argentine nationalized Uruguayan player of Students of La Plata, Tiago Palaciossuffered a traffic accident in Buenos Aires on Monday, hours after winning the League Cup with his team, and a breathalyzer test revealed he was triple the legal limit.
The results of the test the player was subjected to came back positive 1.84 grams of alcohol per liter of bloodwhen the maximum allowed for a private driver is 0.50 gr/l.
The footballer, who started his team’s victory this Sunday Velez Sarsfield in a penalty shootout, crashed into a gas station pump on Monday and injured an employee, who had to be treated.
Tiago Palacios He got out of the vehicle unharmed, while the worker suffered trauma to both legs and was transferred by the Emergency Medical Care System (SAME) to a hospital for treatment.
According to a police source, the employee was not injured by the impact of the vehicle, but tried to leave the area due to the imminent collision.
Students of La Plata lost this Sunday on penalties (4-3) Velez Sarsfield in the Professional League Cup final after drawing 1-1 in regulation time. In this way, it won the sixteenth title in its history and qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores.
The winger, who was substituted in the 75th minute of the match, uploaded a photo a few hours later on his Instagram profile celebrating with his teammates in a clearly festive atmosphere.
Source: La Verdad
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