# Charges filed against driver in Canóvanas crash that killed mother and two minors

Justice Department charged Yensuel Pizarro Morales in Canóvanas crash killing mother and two minors

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Judge Beatriz Varela Ríos of the Court of First Instance of Carolina found probable cause on all charges presented by the prosecution and set a global bail of $20,000. [^1]

Pizarro Morales lost control of his red 2008 Suzuki Vitara and ran over the three victims; Lebrón De Jesús and Bermúdez Lebrón died at the scene, while Almonte Olea died later at a hospital. [^2]

The Puerto Rico Department of Justice filed charges on 2026-09-04 against Yensuel Pizarro Morales for a fatal traffic accident in Canóvanas that killed a mother and two minors. [^3]

On 2026-09-01, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, composed of Judges David J. Barron, Sandra L. Lynch, and Lara E. Montecalvo, reversed a 2025 federal district court ruling by Judge María Antongiorgi Jordán that had ordered Puerto Rico's Demographic Registry to add an 'X' gender marker option to birth certificates, and remanded the case for further proceedings. [^4]

The preliminary hearing for Yensuel Pizarro Morales is scheduled for September 16, 2026. [^5]

In 2025, federal district judge María Antongiorgi Jordán ruled that Puerto Rico's birth certificate policy violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment by not allowing a change to an 'X' gender marker, and ordered the Demographic Registry to amend the gender change request form to include 'X' as a third option. [^6]

Pedro Julio Serrano, president of the LGBTQ+ Federation of Puerto Rico, said the decision does not end the case, as the First Circuit did not dismiss arguments under stricter scrutiny standards and remanded the case to the District Court to determine if any of those standards apply. [^7]

The First Circuit panel concluded that Puerto Rico's birth certificate policy, which does not allow an 'X' gender marker, is supported by a rational basis and that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate otherwise, and also found that the plaintiffs did not show the policy violated their right to privacy. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Judge Beatriz Varela Ríos of the Court of First Instance of Carolina found probable cause on all charges presented by the prosecution and set a global bail of $20,000. (Primera Hora, News)
2. Pizarro Morales lost control of his red 2008 Suzuki Vitara and ran over the three victims; Lebrón De Jesús and Bermúdez Lebrón died at the scene, while Almonte Olea died later at a hospital. (Primera Hora, News)
3. The Puerto Rico Department of Justice filed charges on 2026-09-04 against Yensuel Pizarro Morales for a fatal traffic accident in Canóvanas that killed a mother and two minors. (Primera Hora, News)
4. On 2026-09-01, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, composed of Judges David J. Barron, Sandra L. Lynch, and Lara E. Montecalvo, reversed a 2025 federal district court ruling by Judge María Antongiorgi Jordán that had ordered Puerto Rico's Demographic Registry to add an 'X' gender marker option to birth certificates, and remanded the case for further proceedings. (El Nuevo Día, News)
5. The preliminary hearing for Yensuel Pizarro Morales is scheduled for September 16, 2026. (Primera Hora, News)
6. In 2025, federal district judge María Antongiorgi Jordán ruled that Puerto Rico's birth certificate policy violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment by not allowing a change to an 'X' gender marker, and ordered the Demographic Registry to amend the gender change request form to include 'X' as a third option. (El Nuevo Día, News)
7. Pedro Julio Serrano, president of the LGBTQ+ Federation of Puerto Rico, said the decision does not end the case, as the First Circuit did not dismiss arguments under stricter scrutiny standards and remanded the case to the District Court to determine if any of those standards apply. (El Nuevo Día, News)
8. The First Circuit panel concluded that Puerto Rico's birth certificate policy, which does not allow an 'X' gender marker, is supported by a rational basis and that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate otherwise, and also found that the plaintiffs did not show the policy violated their right to privacy. (El Nuevo Día, News)

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