The fateful incident happened nearly three years ago, but only now will Ivo Lucas tell his truth before a judge. In silence since the day of the fatal collision that claimed the life of Tony Carrera’s youngest daughter, the singer has avoided the topic and has only told those close to him what happened that he lost control of the car he was driving when he returned with his girlfriend Sarah Carrera on a trip to the north of the country.
Since then, his life has come to a standstill, and although he tries to resume his routine, he is unable to escape the charge of grossly negligent homicide, to which he will soon have to answer, and for which he may face a prison sentence, which may exceed three years. There are three sessions scheduled for this month, with the 27th being the day the singer will have the saddest day of his life. This is the first time he has spoken publicly about what happened.after the lawyer represented him during the pre-trial stage, during which he will seek acquittal, in a defense he presented in June.
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Ivo Lucas’ defense says it has not been verified that the actor “could have avoided the consequence of the crime of negligence.”
The defense then asserted that “this has not been verified [Ivo Lucas] He could have avoided the result of the crime of negligence” and that he was not driving the car negligently, after he was surprised by a vehicle parked on the road (owned by fado singer Cristina Branco), without signs, which in his opinion led to the fatal accident.
A shortened version of the facts by Cristina Branco, who counterattacked, asserting that eight cars managed to go around the car without hitting it, and that if the same thing did not happen to Evo it was because he was speeding and driving negligently.
Cristina Branco is also charged with negligent homicide
In retreat to prepare the defence
The next day will not be easy for Ivo Lucas, who was absent from the media map to prepare all the details of his defense. Since presenting his latest television project, the series “O Clube,” on September 18, the singer has chosen to take a media retreat so as not to draw more attention to himself. Nervous about the next day, and aware of its importance, he reviews all the points with his lawyer while preparing himself psychologically for the tense moment when he will have to face Tony Carrera and Fernanda Antunes in court.
It is known that there has been no relationship between Evo and Sara Carrera’s parents for a long time. Although, at first, the singer still conveyed the idea that there was no resentment towards his daughter’s boyfriend, the truth is that everything related to this process ended up creating a distance between Ivo Lucas and all the people in the group. , who lost her life at the age of only 21 years.
Tony Carrera has also said publicly that he “would not be happy if he saw someone arrested” in connection with this operation, but he wants justice and this requires understanding what happened in order to accept and grieve.
“I will not be happy if I see someone arrested in connection with this case because it will not bring me anything for my daughter. I have no contact with the people who were involved in the incident. The only thing I have asked for since day one is to know what happened there. I don’t want to hurt anyone who doesn’t take responsibility for this, but I’m not the one who’s going to decide who’s to blame or not, it’s the courts,” he declared throughout this process, which has been extremely painful for the entire family, and which has been going on for almost three years with no answers. They are essential to the grieving process.
“If there’s anything I have to criticize today, it’s the courts, Because we are exactly at the starting point. Our justice is not working (…) I am not here to take revenge on anyone and I know very well how this will end… It will simply end with me saying that I lost my daughter. “Nothing else will happen to anyone.”
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The singer ended in one of the interviews by talking about the investigation into his daughter Sarah Carrera’s car accident in 2020.
Isolated from everyone and supported by his girlfriend
At this point where he is preparing to face justice, there are not many people for Ivo Lucas to live with. In addition to his family, his girlfriend, actress Joana Aguiar, was his refuge and confidant regarding the singer’s suffering. Regarding his colleagues at SIC, he always preferred to keep a low profile, not address the issue, and always keep a low profile during work days.
SIC has always had unconditional support, through the voice of Daniel Oliveira, but the truth is that this support has also diminished in recent times.
Regarding the friends he shared with Sarah Carrera when they were dating, according to The Mag, those friendships also slowly ended, and there are currently very few people from that time that Ivo is still in contact with.
Recall that Ivo Lucas and Sara Carrera were returning to Lisbon via the A1 motorway at the end of the day on December 5, 2020 when the accident occurred. By then, it was already night and the absence of moonlight as well as the rain that was felt and the fog meant that conditions advised caution in driving.
A series of accidents that would cause Sarah’s death occurred when the car driven by Paulo Neves (with a blood alcohol level of at least 1.18 g/l) was traveling at a speed of about 30 kilometers per hour. According to the Public Prosecution, “the accused consumed alcoholic beverages before setting off on the aforementioned drive, knowing that it would cause the blood alcohol level to rise above the legally permissible level, and despite that, he wanted to drive the car on the aforementioned road.” He who was a traveler “made him transported.”
Now, it was this lack of signal when slowing down that led fado singer Cristina Branco, who was traveling with her daughter in the car, to violently collide with the same car. She is also charged with negligent homicide, according to the deputy “He did not slow down the speed he gave his car, nor did he apply the brakes when approaching” the car in front of him. He ended up “collided, violently, with the front of the car and the back.”
Minutes later, singer Sarah Carrera’s car appeared on the A1 highway, driven by Ivo Lucas. It was traveling in the middle lane at an estimated speed of 130 kilometers per hour. According to the indictment, “Ivo Lucas did not slow down the speed he set with his car, nor did he apply the brakes as he approached.” Cristina Branco’s car.
When he noticed that the car had stopped, it was already too late. Ivo Lucas still turned the steering wheel to the left “in a frustrating attempt to avoid a collision”, but the collision would end violently. The vehicle then spun left to right on the highway, flipped several times and only stopped in the far left side of traffic. The force of the collision caused Sarah to suffer several injuries, “which were the direct and necessary cause of her death,” according to the Public Prosecution’s conclusion.
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