The trial of truck driver Jefferson Alves Soares began this Thursday morning (9), accused of killing Sandra Pereira, 47, after she and her husband, Anderson Pereira, 49, dragged her and her husband, Anderson Pereira, 49 , more than 30 kilometers along BR -101 in the north. Coast of Santa Catarina.

Sandra and her husband were on a motorcycle when they were hit by a truck driver. Jefferson is charged with the murder of Sandra and the attempted murder of her husband. The crime happened in March 2021.

Truck driver on trial for murder and attempted murder – Photo: Reproduction/Arquivo ND

Truck driver Jefferson Alves Soares was driving under the influence of drugs when he hit the couple, according to the Public Ministry. In a police investigation by Delegate William Soares da Silva, who was in charge of the case at the time, “this was not a traffic accident. He threw a truck at the motorcyclists with the intent to kill them.”

The truck driver was arrested at the scene of the crime, March 6, 2021. He is from Rio Grande do Sul and told the police that he was returning from a trip to Sao Paulo.

The defendant will answer for the premeditated murder (possible willful misdemeanor) of Sandra and attempted qualified murder – by brutal means and to secure impunity for another crime – against Anderson, in addition to failing to provide immediate assistance to the victim and driving. with altered psychomotor activity.