# Puerto Rico prosecutors to charge police officer over fatal Bayamón crash

Bayamón prosecutors will file criminal charges against an off-duty police officer for a fatal March crash.

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Puerto Rico's Department of Justice announced on Thursday morning that the Bayamón Prosecutor's Office will file criminal charges against police officer Nivea I. Arce Rivera. [^1]

The criminal charges relate to a March traffic crash in Bayamón that killed 19-year-old Dianelys P. Ortiz López. [^2][^3] Bayamón district prosecutor Gabriel Redondo Miranda will provide additional details once the formal charging process is completed. [^4] Dianelys P. Ortiz López was transported to hospital with severe injuries following the crash and subsequently died. [^5]

Dianelys P. Ortiz López died on 31 March 2026 at the Río Piedras Medical Center [^6] Efraín Ortiz, father of the victim, stated during a Telemundo Puerto Rico interview that officer Arce Rivera did not stop at the crash scene [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Puerto Rico's Department of Justice announced on Thursday morning that the Bayamón Prosecutor's Office will file criminal charges against police officer Nivea I. Arce Rivera. (El Nuevo Día, News)
2. The criminal charges relate to a March traffic crash in Bayamón that killed 19-year-old Dianelys P. Ortiz López. (El Nuevo Día, News)
3. Nivea I. Arce Rivera is alleged to have struck and killed 19-year-old Dianelys P. Ortiz López with a vehicle (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
4. Bayamón district prosecutor Gabriel Redondo Miranda will provide additional details once the formal charging process is completed. (El Nuevo Día, News)
5. Dianelys P. Ortiz López was transported to hospital with severe injuries following the crash and subsequently died. (El Nuevo Día, News)
6. Dianelys P. Ortiz López died on 31 March 2026 at the Río Piedras Medical Center (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
7. Efraín Ortiz, father of the victim, stated during a Telemundo Puerto Rico interview that officer Arce Rivera did not stop at the crash scene (Metro Puerto Rico, News)

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