Thursday, January 26, 2023 | 10:45 a.m.
The relatives of Magalí (19), the young woman who died in the accident that occurred on Saturday, January 21 in the town of Eldorado, caused by a drunk driver, decided to donate her organs
to be transplanted.
Magalí died as a result of the accident on Tuesday, January 24, and after her death the
relatives made the decision.
According to what was reported by the authorities of the Samic Hospital, the removal of organs began in the morning of Wednesday, January 25, and the transfer of the organs took place in the afternoon of that same day.
Organ ablation included the heart, whose recipient patient lives in the city of Rosario, and the liver and kidney in Buenos Aires.
Background
Magalí Arzamendia was traveling on a motorcycle driven by her boyfriend Walter A. (24) that was hit by a Fiat Strada vehicle driven by Brandon G., who after running over them fled the scene, leaving the vehicle a few blocks away, to appear hours later before the police. police authorities, where the breathalyzer test gave a result of 1.39 grams of alcohol in the blood.
As a result of the accident, Magalí suffered bilateral pulmonary edema, cerebral edema, fractured ankle and legs in three parts, for which she was admitted to the Samic Hospital where, at first, she was in an induced coma. Unfortunately, on Tuesday the 24th, medical professionals recorded “flat EEG (electroencephalogram), without neurological activity” and confirmed her death.
