At 63.300 kilometers of the A-52 Expressway, the out-of-control vehicle penetrated into the left lane, and the 50-meter side slide mark became the key sign that defined the accident. In the area of ​​the isolation zone, 100 square meters of burning traces, dozens of meters of twisted anti-collision guardrails, and many fragments of Lamborghini sports car (the wreckage has been cleaned up by the Pontevedera to Benavente Highway Maintenance Department).
The investigation clues point to "severe speeding" and tire failure of the vehicle involved. This is the preliminary conclusion drawn by the Traffic Team of the National Guard of Zamora (the agency responsible for the accident investigation). The fire greatly hindered the investigation process, and the burning of key evidence may delay the investigation that should have been submitted to the court.
The most heartbreaking thing is the identification of the remains of the victims through personal belongings. With personal items such as rings, it was finally confirmed that the driver of the vehicle was Ruota.
Another key evidence is the hot melt decomposition status of tire rubber, which is related to determining whether tire failure is a cause of accident. Side-sliding marks on the spot show that there is an abnormality in one of the tires.
This trace also points to "severe speeding": the braking drag marks up to 50 meters and the collision trajectory after the vehicle is out of control all support this judgment. The National Guard hopes to accurately restore the player's driving speed at the time of the incident.
The Zamora Security Command is currently able to rely solely on this indirect evidence to carry out its work, and no witnesses to the accident have been identified. In fact, they are still searching for the truck driver who filmed the fire of the vehicle, which 25-second video has received hundreds of millions of views on social media.
Although the case has attracted much attention, the National Guard is not in a hurry to make a decision. Although this accident does not constitute a criminal offense, it may cause major economic compensation and civil liability. The tragic result is irreversible. However, the most urgent task is to clarify the degree of responsibility of all parties involved in order to deal with subsequent claims.
According to Le Monde, the Lamborghini involved is affiliated with a luxury car rental company in Barcelona. The left-hand vehicle is registered in Spain. The core dispute lies in the term of the lease contract, that is, the ownership of the responsible entity for tire maintenance (leasing company or user) and its weight on the impact on the accident. After the final report is completed and delivered, it will be used to determine the relevant compensation amounts, given that the case has been judicialized. The compensation calculation will specifically consider Jota's expected loss of income as a Liverpool player (approximately EUR 7 million per year). Although the Premier League club has decided to pay the players' families in full the remaining two years of the contract in good faith.