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ARGENTINE FOOTBALLER CHARGED OVER CAR CRASH DEATHS
Baku, September 16 (AZERTAC). Argentine footballer Diego Buonanotte has been charged with involuntary manslaughter following the deaths of three friends in a car he was driving.
Mr. Buonanotte, who is 22 and plays for River Plate, crashed the car in December last year in the north-eastern province of Santa Fe.
Prosecutors say he was driving negligently.
Mr. Buonanotte was the only person in the car wearing a seatbelt. He resumed playing in April after recuperation.
If convicted he could be jailed for up to five years.
Mr. Buonanotte`s three friends were aged 21, 22 and 24 and were from his home town of Teodelina.
He broke his right arm and suffered lung damage.
Prosecutor Carlos Colimedaglia said: “Even though he was not speeding, there are other factors. It`s not just speeding that constitutes careless or negligent driving. It was raining heavily.”
Mr. Buonanotte`s lawyers say there is not enough evidence to convict him.
Buonanotte played for Argentina in the 2008 Olympics.