EXCLUSIVE: hours before being arrested, a Porsche driver spoke about speed and denied drinking alcohol: ‘I had water’ | Fantastic

‘I was treated like anyone else’, says businessman of the Porsche that caused the death of an app driver

The Porsche crashed at more than 100 kilometers per hour, on an avenue in the East Zone of São Paulo. The childhood friend, who was also in the car, told the police that Fernando had drunk alcohol that night, but the businessman says he only consumed water.

“I drank water, I asked for water”, says Fernando.

Fernando was also asked about his speed on the road that allows a limit of 50km/h. According to forensics, when it hit Mr. Ornaldo’s car, Fernando’s Porsche, valued at R$1.3 million, was traveling at 114 km/h. Moments before the collision, he ran even faster: 156 km/h. The Sandero was running below 40km/h.

“So, inside the car I didn’t have the feeling that I was going at such speed. In fact, I think it would be worth a second inspection, a second analysis, to be sure of this measurement”, he says.

Watch the full interview in the video above.

It is not the first time that Fernando has been involved in traffic incidents. O National Newspaper showed that the record contains fines for speeding and participation in a car race.

Now, Fernando is a defendant for murder and very serious bodily injury, both with possible intent, which is when the risk of killing and injuring is assumed.r. The request for his arrest was issued by the São Paulo Court of Justice on Friday (3), after three denials in the first instance.

Fernando’s defense will file a habeas corpus request.

“The accusation is based much more on his social condition than on the evidence of the nine […] Upper class, yes, for a lot of people. But as he said, he’s just a boy who goes at 7:30 am and works until night”, says Jonas Margazão, the defendant’s lawyer.

In a statement, the Public Security Secretariat recognizes that there were procedural failures and says it will hold the police officers responsible for not following the law and not subjecting the driver to a breathalyzer test. He also states that he will not give any more details about the case, which is being kept under judicial secrecy. For the same reason, confidentiality, the Public Ministry denied an interview.

At this moment, Fernando is a fugitive from justice. Fernando’s lawyer, Jonas Marzagão, said that the Porsche driver will only hand himself in when the defense receives from the judge the guarantee that his client will be safe in jail.