Bolivia's ex-prez faces charges in deadly crash

[Judi Lynn]

Jan 27, 8:48 PM EST
Bolivia's ex-prez faces charges in deadly crash

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- Police in Bolivia say former President Jaime Paz Zamora will face homicide charges for a car crash that killed a man.

The transportation director in the southern city of Tarija says the driver of the other car in the accident died Wednesday, meaning the charge against Paz Zamora will be increased to homicide.

Gonzalo Cuellar says Paz Zamora was driving to his house on the outskirts of Tarija early Monday when his vehicle crossed into the other lane and crashed head-on with the other vehicle.

Telephone calls to Paz Zamora's family seeking comment were not answered.

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Bolivian opposition leader and Governor of Santa Cruz province, Ruben Costas (L), arrives with former President Jaime Paz Zamora to vote in the referendum on autonomy that the provincial government and civic groups are holding in Santa Cruz May 4, 2008. Bolivia's richest region of Santa Cruz went ahead with a vote on greater autonomy from the central government on Sunday in a referendum that President Evo Morales declared illegal, but still poses the biggest challenge yet for his government.
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[Peace Patriot]

1. What a gang of reprobates that lot is! nt