The horrible accident in Guayaquil Sunday has underlined to me what is a serious problem here in Ecuador...drunk driving. There seem to be no serious laws against it...its totally possible to pay your way out of an arrest or jail time, and it seems to be getting worse. Sunday here in Guayaquil, 22 people waiting in a bus zone were struck by a drunk diver who plowed into the group. Conflicting reports say either 15 or 16 were killed. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families...many of them children. I hope that this may spur the government to take this problem more seriously in the future. The victims;
Nayeli Baque Chavarría de 9 años de edad
Germania Chavarría del Pezo de 39 años
Jymmi Chavarría del Pezo de 26 años
Carlos Chavarría del Pezo de 39 años
Carmen Tumbaco Lozada de 32 años
Jorge Morán Peñafiel de 32 años
Giselle Piguave Peñafiel de 12 años
Rosemary Piguave Peñafiel de 3 meses de edad
Cristobal Piguave Peñafiel de 17 años
Carlos Murillo Mendoza de 60 años
Marino Demera Sánchez de 54 años
Dayana García Salazar 4 años
Emily García Salazar de 2 años
Jhoana Salazar Díaz de 23 años
Joel Valencia Choez 11 años
