Last weekend Christian, Edinson Cavani’s brother, was involved in a traffic accident at the intersection between Manuel Oribe and Carlos Reyles de Salto avenues, the footballer’s hometown in Uruguay. According to the country’s press, Christian he was driving under the influence of a large amount of alcohol when he ran over a motorcyclist with his truck Fortunately, he is out of danger.
According to Telemundo, the driver of the motorcycle was run over by Christian Cavani and “was trapped under the vehicle.” As a result of the blow suffered a broken shoulder and some minor injuries that were not serious. However, and for prevention, the man has been under observation until today because in the evaluation at the hospital they found a “stain” in one of the lungsaccording to The Observer.
The authorities and the emergency services quickly appeared at the scene and in the face of such an accident Christian was subjected to a breathalyzer test. The result, positive: 1.64 grams per liter of blood. It should be remembered that the new regulations that were applied in Uruguay reduced the limit allowed to drive from 0.8 grams in blood to zero, for this reason Cavani’s brother was immediately arrested. A few hours later he was released, but he will not be able to leave the country without authorization for 120 days and his driver’s license will be held for at least four months..
The footballer’s father, involved in another accident 8 years ago
Cavani’s family lives ghosts of the past with Christian’s accident, because His father Luis already spent almost three months in pretrial detention in 2015 after being involved in a traffic accident in which a 19-year-old boy died. The Cavanis’ father had an alcohol level of 1.7 grams of alcohol in his blood and was hospitalized for three months in Las Cañitas, in Fray Bentos.
“The truth is that it is a difficult moment, we are all very sad about the things that have happened (…). We are all aware of the things that the two families are going through, ”Edinson said after visiting his father in prison.
