The accident occurred this Saturday, when a drunk man aboard a BMW collided with the Toyota Corolla Cross in which the former rugby player was driving.
Luis “Rito” Irañetaformer player of the Argentina rugby team The Pumas, died in a traffic accident in Chile which also left as fatal victims to his wife and sister.
The incident occurred this Saturday, when A drunk man on board a BMW crashed into the Toyota Corolla Cross in which the former rugby player was driving.. Due to the violence of the crash, both Irañeta and his wife, Andrea Raganto, died at the scene, while the athlete’s sister was taken to the San Agustín hospital in La Ligua and died hours later.
The crash occurred on Route F30-E in the Zapallar commune, Chile.
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According to the media El Sol, The driver of the BMW was subjected to a breathalyzer test that gave a positive result. It was for this reason that he was detained by people from Crabineros, who took him to a police headquarters where they carried out another check, which effectively confirmed that he was under the influence of alcohol.
The driver of the BMW could face a sentence of between 3 and 10 years in prison.
Who was “Rito” Irañeta?
Luis “Rito” Irañeta was a rugby player who stood out as a pillar in Mendoza RC This allowed him to be called up for the first time to play with The Pumas in 1974, under the technical duo composed of Carlos “Veco” Villegas and Emilio Perasso, becoming the first Mendoza native to play for the rugby team.
After retiring from rugby, Irañeta dedicated himself to business, where he achieved an important role in the banking field. He even became the president of the Social Security Bank when José Octavio Bordón was governor of Mendoza at the end of the 80s.
Irañeta was not the only one in his family to wear the team’s shirt. Argentine national team, since he was a relative of Roberto Luis, who wore the “Albiceleste” but for soccer, with which he participated in the 1934 World Cup in Italy.
Source: Ambito
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