Excessive Speeding Claims Another Victim
Again speeding spilled blood on the Bernardo Soto highway when 21 year old arco Vinicio Alfaro Esquivel lost his life in a spectacular traffic accident.

The Bernardo Soto connects San José with San Ramon (northwest of San José) and has been the scene of a number of fatal accidents over the past year. Speeding is the number one cause of accidents, according to Tránsito officials.

Yesterday's accident, according to witnesses, saw Alfaro driving at speeds in excess of 120 Kilometres per hour and lost control at the Recta Los Mangos curve and crossed the median unto incoming traffic hitting an ambulance. The ambulance driver, the only occupant of the ambulance, suffered only minor cuts and bruises

The posted speed limit on the highway is 80 Kmh, dropping to 60 Kmh and 40 Kmh at certain points, like the access points to Grecia, Palmares and Sam Ramón. Road conditions don't permit such high speeds, but drivers continue to abuse, as police regularly set up radar speed controls along the route.

The jaws of life were need to cut open the metal to remove Alfaro's body from the crushed vehicle.