The Driver Under Investigation Said He Got Distracted for a Few Seconds: The Golf Cart Accident at Querencia Los Cabos
At about 10:15 a.m. on March 25, 2025, a RAM 700 truck bearing Querencia markings rear-ended a golf cart on Boulevard Querencia, in Querencia Los Cabos, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. A 5-year-old girl was thrown from the cart. On March 26, 2025, the driver, who is under investigation, told a state investigator he got distracted for a few seconds and could not avoid it. The accident is the subject of a criminal case before a pretrial judge (Juez de Control) in Los Cabos, who oversees the investigation stage.
What happened that morning
On March 25, 2025, at about 10:15 a.m., a RAM 700 truck bearing Querencia markings hit a golf cart from behind on Boulevard Querencia. The cart carried one adult and three minors. The girl was thrown from it.
Her discharge order records that she was hospitalized from March 25 to March 28, 2025. Here is the full account of the accident.
What the driver under investigation told police
On March 26, 2025, the driver told a state investigator: "I got distracted for a few seconds looking down and could no longer avoid it" (translated from Spanish). The driver is under investigation.
That is his statement to investigators. It is not a finding by a judge. In Mexico, such an interview goes into the investigation file (carpeta de investigación), the written record prosecutors keep of an investigation.
Key questions
Where did the Querencia Los Cabos golf cart accident happen?
On Boulevard Querencia, in Querencia Los Cabos, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. A RAM 700 truck bearing Querencia markings rear-ended a golf cart there at about 10:15 a.m. on March 25, 2025.
How long was the girl in the hospital?
The accident happened on March 25, 2025. Her discharge order records that she was hospitalized from March 25 to March 28, 2025. The same order also gives instructions to avoid immersion in water and contact sports.
Keep reading
The section overview is what is on record in the criminal case. The next topic is how the authorities found out.
Dates are on the case timeline.