Argentinian taxi driver, 42, is arrested for fatal-hit-and-run that killed woman, 60, after he filed false police report claiming his car had been stolen

An Argentinian taxi driver who lied about having his car stolen after he abandoned it in fatal hit-and-run has been arrested and charged with manslaughter.  

Pablo Darío Martínez was apprehended and booked by the police in Lanús, Buenos Aires, on Monday hours after the incident.

Martínez was approaching the home of Carmen Cacéres, 60, who was on her way to work, and signaled her to cross the street when he suddenly plowed his Chevrolet Corsa into her approximately 4am local time.

Cacéres was rushed to Evita Hospital, where she died Tuesday.

Pablo Darío Martínez was apprehended and booked by the police in Lanús, Buenos Aires, on Monday after he abandoned the scene of an accident that resulted in the death of 60-year-old Carmen Cacéres a day later. Martínez was charged with involuntary manslaughter and making a false police report

Pablo Darío Martínez was apprehended and booked by the police in Lanús, Buenos Aires, on Monday after he abandoned the scene of an accident that resulted in the death of 60-year-old Carmen Cacéres a day later. Martínez was charged with involuntary manslaughter and making a false police report

Carmen Cacéres was struck by Pablo Martínez, the driver of a taxi she was awaiting to take her to her job Monday in Lanús, Brazil. Cacéres was left lying in the middle of the street as the motorist fled the scene and was arrested several hours later after he lied about his car being stolen. The 60-year-old woman died Tuesday at a local hospital

Carmen Cacéres was struck by Pablo Martínez, the driver of a taxi she was awaiting to take her to her job Monday in Lanús, Brazil. Cacéres was left lying in the middle of the street as the motorist fled the scene and was arrested several hours later after he lied about his car being stolen. The 60-year-old woman died Tuesday at a local hospital

Still image shows Carmen Cacéres on the ground after she was run over by a taxi driver in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Monday

Still image shows Carmen Cacéres on the ground after she was run over by a taxi driver in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Monday 

A street surveillance camera registered the moment Cacéres' body was became airborne and landed on top of Martínez's vehicle before falling on the rainy street pavement. 

Martínez subsequently sped away without checking on her well-being. 

He appeared at the Lanús 4th police precinct at around 11am Monday and claimed that his car was stolen.

Authorities discovered the vehicle a quarter and a mile away from the scene where Pablo Martínez hit Carmen Cacéres before he escaped. Martínez went to the police about seven hours after the accident to report that his vehicle had been stolen

Authorities discovered the vehicle a quarter and a mile away from the scene where Pablo Martínez hit Carmen Cacéres before he escaped. Martínez went to the police about seven hours after the accident to report that his vehicle had been stolen

The front windshield of Pablo Martínez's car was shattered due to the impact of Carmen Cacéres' body falling on top it after she was struck in the deadly hit-and-run accident

The front windshield of Pablo Martínez's car was shattered due to the impact of Carmen Cacéres' body falling on top it after she was struck in the deadly hit-and-run accident

Still image from a street surveillance camera in Lanús, Brazil, shows Carmen Cacéres being hit by a vehicle driven by Pablo Darío Martínez

Still image from a street surveillance camera in Lanús, Brazil, shows Carmen Cacéres being hit by a vehicle driven by Pablo Darío Martínez

Authorities found his abandoned the wrecked vehicle a quarter and a mile away outside a soccer stadium.  

Detectives investigating Cacéres' accident checked area surveillance cameras and found several inconsistencies in Martínez's police statement that linked him and his car to the scene of the incident.

According to Argentine newspaper Clarín, authorities have charged Martínez with involuntary manslaughter and filing a false police report. 

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