Horrific moment Jonathan Ribeiro, 31, is killed while kissing his girlfriend after speeding car mounts sidewalk and barrels into him in Brazil
Horrifying moment Jonathan Ribeiro, 31, is killed kissing his girlfriend after a speeding car drove onto the sidewalk and crashed into him in Brazil
- Jonathan Ribeiro was killed on Sunday when he and his girlfriend were hit by a car while kissing on a street corner in São Paulo, Brazil.
- The couple were walking their dog when the driver climbed onto the sidewalk and dragged them about 30 feet
- The driver was arrested at the scene and is suspected of manslaughter
This is the terrifying moment when a man was fatally hit by a car while kissing his girlfriend on a sidewalk in Brazil.
Jonathan Ribeiro, 31, and his 26-year-old girlfriend were walking their dog in São Paulo’s South Zone on Sunday when the car slammed into them near the gas station.
Surveillance footage of the incident first released Thursday shows Ribeiro and his partner being dragged along the sidewalk before the vehicle came to a stop.
A man from a nearby company was seen running to the car and opening the door before another person arrived to prevent the escape of the 30-year-old driver, whose name has not been released.
Jonathan Ribeiro was killed on Sunday when he and his girlfriend were hit by a car while kissing on a sidewalk in São Paulo, Brazil. Ribeiro died in a local hospital. His partner suffered broken shoulders and bruises on her head and legs
A Brazilian couple paused for a kiss on a sidewalk while walking their dog in São Paulo, Brazil, moments before a driver allegedly under the influence of alcohol crashed into them with his car, killing Jonathan Ribeiro and his friend was injured.
Ribeiro was rushed to the municipal hospital of Campo Limpo, where he died of his injuries.
His girlfriend suffered a broken shoulder and bruises to her head and legs.
Military Police officers conducted a breathalyzer test which revealed the driver was under the influence of alcohol, but not over the limit.
Police also searched the car and found drugs.
The driver was questioned by the police at the scene and said he could not remember anything about the accident.
He was taken into custody and appeared before a judge, who granted him provisional release, according to Brazilian news channel G1.
A Brazilian judge has released the driver who was under the influence of alcohol when he drove his car into a couple kissing on a sidewalk in the city of São Paulo on Sunday.
A dog wanders around the vehicle after its owners were hit by a car on a sidewalk in Brazil
Under the terms of the release, the man must appear in court twice a month and may not leave the neighborhood where he lives for more than eight hours a day.
He is also obliged to inform the court of any change of address and is not allowed to visit ‘bars, nightclubs, brothels and the like’.