A businessman facing aggravated manslaughter charges after running  over and killing a street vendor while impaired has lost his appeal against preventive detention and will remain behind bars while investigations continue.

 Cristian González, better known as Cristyan Palma, the manager of patio artists requested a change of precautionary measure, however, the Homicide and Femicide section of the  Metropolitan Prosecutor's Office managed to maintain the provisional detention, which was imposed in a

Palma was charged with the crime against life and personal integrity in the form of aggravated manslaughter. After the crash the vendor’s tricycle was dragged  500 meters. A breathalyzer test returned a reading of 82.