Gustavo Sofovich crashed into a motorcycle and caused a strong police operation in Palermo

Gustavo Sofovich was involved in a traffic accident early Tuesday morning in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo, when the black Citroën DS4 he was driving collided with a motorcycle in the area of Jerónimo Salguero and Martín Coronado. Two young people were on the motorcycle, and a 23-year-old woman had to be taken to Rivadavia Hospital, while the incident prompted a significant deployment of the City Police.

Shortly after the accident, the producer gave his account and questioned some of the versions that began to circulate about what happened. “They are imposing a reality that is not,” Sofovich said in an interview with Radio Mitre while remaining inside his vehicle.

Gustavo Sofovich's version of the crash

Sofovich explained that he had gone out early in the morning to make a purchase and that the impact occurred when he was returning. “I didn’t have yogurt, so I went to the gas station to buy two. When I was coming back, I was on Salguero,” he recounted about the minutes leading up to the accident.

According to his account, the motorcycle tried to overtake him while he was making a maneuver. “A motorcycle passes me on Coronado and tries to pass me on the right. That’s what happened,” the producer stated, while the circumstances of the crash remain under investigation.

The accident occurred around 5 in the morning and caused injuries to the motorcycle passenger, who was assisted by SAME and taken to Rivadavia Hospital. Sofovich maintained that it was “an accident on public roads that has a process” and stayed at the scene while police procedures were underway.

The police operation and breathalyzer tests

The producer's presence inside the Citroën generated rumors about a supposed refusal to exit, something he denied. “I’m sitting in the car because it’s freezing cold. The police want to finish their procedure before I go talk to all the cameras,” he explained.

Sofovich also emphasized that he was the one who alerted the authorities after the impact. “I was the one who called 911 for the police to come,” he asserted, and noted that he was waiting for the necessary procedures to be completed before he could leave.

Around 7:30, both Sofovich and the motorcycle driver underwent breathalyzer tests, and the results were negative. After the analysis results were known, the producer again questioned the scale the incident had taken: “This can happen to anyone, but all of this is because my name is Sofovich.”

A young woman was taken to Rivadavia Hospital

The motorcycle passenger, aged 23, suffered injuries and was taken for medical attention. The driver, also 23 years old, was assisted at the scene and later told the media: “I’m going to see my partner, she’s fine.”

Sofovich remained in the area until the procedures were completed and denied that he had chosen to isolate himself voluntarily inside the vehicle. “I would have come to talk an hour ago, but the prosecutor wouldn’t let me,” he explained before leaving, while the prosecutor's office initiated proceedings for injuries resulting from the accident.