Shock in motorsports: Carlos Garrido was beaten to death

The 65-year-old former Turismo Carretera driver was found dead in his country house in Mar del Plata: he had two severe head injuries and his car was found burning 150 meters away. Justice is investigating the circumstances of the crime and the owner of the land, who called 911, is expected to testify before the prosecutor.

Shock in Argentine motorsports: they lost to death Carlos Garridoformer pilot of Road Tourism and Chevrolet idol of the ’80s and ’90s, in his fifth in Mar del Plata. The results of the autopsy – which will be performed in the next few hours – are still awaited and the Justice Department is investigating the circumstances of the crime. In turn, they are waiting for the landlord to testify before the prosecutor.

According to the newspaper The capital of the city, in the early hours of Tuesday they found the lifeless body of the current ACTC sports commissioner – 65 years old – at the threshold of the house, at kilometer 21.5 of El Boquerónon route 88. In turn, His car, a Citroën C4, was found burning 150 meters away. Beyond that, there will be no deficiency in the fifth house.

The landlord called 911: He assures that he was attacked by intruders, that he lost consciousness and, when he recovered, he found Garrido dead. a few meters from the door of the house. According to the portal 0223, The 35-year-old man had wounds on one hand. and transferred to the Acute General Interzonal Hospital (Higa), where he is in police custody.l. He is expected to testify before the prosecutor soon. In its part, Clarion He added that recently, he would have a strong argument with the former pilot.

Specialists of the Forensic Medical Corps of the Scientific Police confirmed, in their first inspection, that Garrido had two severe head injuries (on the back of the head and on the face). Therefore, the main hypothesis is that he was beaten to death. The investigation is led by prosecutor Alejandro Pellegrinelli and the eighth district police station is still looking for elements to advance the case. Investigators are not ruling out that, rather than a robbery, it was a fight.

Carlos Garrido made his TC debut in the 1980s: he became a Chevrolet idol and, in 1997, he achieved his only two wins in the category (both at the Autódromo de Buenos Aires). Currently, he worked as sports commissioner of the ACTC: he participated in the administration of the TC, TC Pista, TC Mouras and TC Pista Mouras races.