Mónica Andrea Martinich Cohn, a 38-year-old runner, died after being struck by a vehicle on Avenida Samborondón in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on the morning of September 4. ^[1] A video circulated on social media shows the moments before a fatal accident in Samborondón, Ecuador, where 38-year-old runner Mónica Andrea Martinich Cohn was struck by a truck while training with a group of athletes. ^[2] Emergency agents arrived at the scene four minutes after the initial report and found the victim deceased, as the driver had already fled. ^[3] The CTE classified the event as a hit-and-run involving a fatality, noting that the identity of the driver and the characteristics of the vehicle remain unknown. ^[4] The Ecuador Transit Commission (CTE) reported the incident at 04:32 on the E-40 highway in the Puntilla sector, near the Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo (UEES). ^[5] Preliminary reconstruction by the CTE indicates the truck driver attempted to overtake the group of athletes on the right side, striking Martinich Cohn, who died from the impact. ^[6] The driver of the truck fled the scene immediately after the accident. ^[7]