# Fatal traffic accidents in Dominican Republic

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/fatal-traffic-accidents-in-dominican-republic
> Updated: 2026-10-25T18:30:21.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

Multiple fatal traffic incidents have been reported in the Dominican Republic.

In Santiago, a 22-year-old student and pharmacy worker, Sara María Rodríguez Espinal, was killed on a Friday night after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the Circunvalación Norte avenue. Family members alleged the driver was traveling without lights and fled the scene through a toll plaza without providing aid. The driver remains unidentified.

In Barahona, a 34-year-old nurse and student, Josely ‘Yoja’ Báez, died when a National Emergency and Security 911 System ambulance veered off the Sánchez highway into a precipice near Fondo Negro. The vehicle was performing an emergency transfer of a wounded minor to Santo Domingo. The Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) expressed grief over the loss, describing Báez as a disciplined and intelligent student.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-25: Nurse and student dies in Barahona ambulance accident

Nurse and UASD student Josely Báez died Sunday after an ambulance she was operating fell into a precipice in Barahona, Dominican Republic.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nurse-and-student-dies-in-barahona-ambulance-accident

### 2026-10-24: Fatal traffic accidents reported in Santiago and Barahona

Two fatal accidents in the Dominican Republic claimed the lives of a 22-year-old student in Santiago and a 34-year-old nurse in Barahona.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/fatal-traffic-accidents-reported-in-santiago-and-barahona

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