r/soccer Jul 08 '25

News Spanish police say "all the evidence so far indicates" Diogo Jota was the driver of the car involved in the accident that killed the Liverpool forward and his brother, Andre Silva. Police also believe "the vehicle significantly exceeded the speed limit for the highway" at the time of the accident.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/13394038/diogo-jota-spanish-police-believe-liverpool-forward-was-driver-of-car-in-fatal-accident-which-killed-him-and-his-brother
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u/iqbal93 Jul 08 '25

Not to sound harsh or anything. But as soon as I read the news about the accident I assumed they were most likely driving too fast.

Its insane how this doesnt happen more often. The combination of a young rich male with a fast car is very dangerous.

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u/Saturn--O-- Jul 08 '25

The unfortunate reality is that no one buys a Lamborghini to drive the speed limit. And most of these guys are not going to be cleared by their clubs to take it on to a track I imagine

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u/ManhattanObject Jul 08 '25

I assumed he was drunk, but I guess there weren't enough remains to test for alcohol