# Family Denounces Driver of Fatal Colombia Crash as Recidivist Drunk

Victim's family alleges the driver of a fatal crash on the Bogotá-Girardot highway has a history of drunk driving accidents.

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On August 30, 2026, a Mercedes SUV driven by Andrés Cubillos crashed into the rear of a truck on the Bogotá-Girardot highway in Colombia, killing the 30-year-old passenger Gabriela Peña Gómez. [^1]

Jhonathan Albarracín Cárdenas, the husband of the victim Gabriela Peña, told Blu Radio that the driver Andrés Cubillos was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. [^2]

The family claims that police released the driver Andrés Cubillos due to alleged procedural irregularities during the investigation of the accident. [^3]

The victim's family alleges that Andrés Cubillos has a history of causing at least three or four other accidents while drunk, including one fatal incident years ago. [^4]

Paula Peña alleged that Andrés Cubillos threw beer cans into a ditch immediately after the crash and did not attempt to assist his sister. [^5]

Paula Peña, the sister of the deceased woman, stated that police officers who arrived at the scene did not administer a breathalyzer test to the surviving driver, Andrés Cubillos. [^6]

The family reported that Andrés Cubillos was tested for alcohol at the hospital and the results indicated a first-degree alcohol level. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. On August 30, 2026, a Mercedes SUV driven by Andrés Cubillos crashed into the rear of a truck on the Bogotá-Girardot highway in Colombia, killing the 30-year-old passenger Gabriela Peña Gómez. (El Tiempo, News)
2. Jhonathan Albarracín Cárdenas, the husband of the victim Gabriela Peña, told Blu Radio that the driver Andrés Cubillos was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. (El Tiempo, News)
3. The family claims that police released the driver Andrés Cubillos due to alleged procedural irregularities during the investigation of the accident. (El Tiempo, News)
4. The victim's family alleges that Andrés Cubillos has a history of causing at least three or four other accidents while drunk, including one fatal incident years ago. (El Tiempo, News)
5. Paula Peña alleged that Andrés Cubillos threw beer cans into a ditch immediately after the crash and did not attempt to assist his sister. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
6. Paula Peña, the sister of the deceased woman, stated that police officers who arrived at the scene did not administer a breathalyzer test to the surviving driver, Andrés Cubillos. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
7. The family reported that Andrés Cubillos was tested for alcohol at the hospital and the results indicated a first-degree alcohol level. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)

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