There was no prison legal responsibility over the crash that led to the demise of former Liverpool striker Diogo Jota and his youthful brother Andre Silva, Spanish investigators have dominated in courtroom.
Jota and Silva had been killed in a automobile crash in northern Spain on July 3, 2025, when their Lamborghini veered off the A‑52 motorway close to Cernadilla.
Following an investigation, a Spanish courtroom has decided that the crash was because of the Lamborghini struggling a blown-out tyre whereas overtaking a automobile, earlier than bursting into flames upon hitting a barrier in the course of the carriageway.
The Excessive Court docket of Justice within the province of Zamora, north-west Spain, has concluded that no prison motion is important concerning the deaths of each Jota and Silva, following the assessment of the complete proof.
In a report from The Athletic, it’s revealed that the courts ‘dismissed the case final November’ after the reviewing of the case file, and the help of street street visitors collisions specialists.
‘The dismissal of the prison proceedings doesn’t preclude the potential of the affected events bringing a civil motion to assert no matter they deem applicable,’ an insider from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Castilla y Leon went on to inform the outlet.
A Spanish courtroom has dismissed prison proceedings over the automobile crash that led to the demise of Diogo Jota
Jota and his youthful brother Andre Silva (left) had been killed in a automobile crash in northern Spain on July 3, 2025
The brothers had been on a street journey to the northern Spanish port metropolis of Santander, with the intention to catch a ferry to the UK as Jota was as a consequence of return to Liverpool for pre-season.
Jota was driving after being suggested by medical porffesionals to not journey by airplane following lung surgical procedure earlier in the summertime.
He had married his childhood sweetheart Rute Cardoso at a church in Porto, Portugal, simply 11 days earlier than the devastating collision.
A funeral was held for each Jota and Silva two days after their devastating deaths in a chapel in Gondomar, a metropolis that overlooks Porto, the place each brothers performed throughout their academy careers.
The Liverpool squad attended the funeral, with membership captain Virgil van Dijk carrying a wreath within the form of a soccer shirt, that includes Jota’s No20, into the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar.
Andrew Robertson, who was a detailed buddy of Jota, carried a wreath that includes the No30, the quantity that Silva wore at his membership.
Silva was additionally an expert footballer at his time of demise, enjoying for Portuguese second-tier aspect FC Penafiel, after coming by means of the Porto academy.
Various touching tributes have been made in reminiscence of each Jota and Silva since their tragic passing.
Liverpool retired Jota’s No20 shirt throughout all groups in the summertime, whereas supporters have continued to honour their former hero by singing his track on the twentieth minute at each dwelling sport this season.
A number of tributes have been made in reminiscence of each Jota and Silva since their tragic passing
Liverpool’s homeowners FSG additionally dedicated to taking care of Rute and their three youngsters. This dedication included confirming they might honour the whole lot of his Liverpool contract.
The contract, which was reported to be price within the area of £140,000 per week, was as a consequence of expire in 2027.
Two of their three youngsters had appeared as mascots when Jota’s former golf equipment Liverpool and Wolves met within the Premier League again in December.
Followers from each groups paid heartfelt tributes to Jota all through the sport, with Rute providing her because of each units of supporters post-match.
‘From the underside of my coronary heart, thanks to the membership and to all of the followers for the love, respect and assist proven throughout this extremely troublesome time,’ she wrote on Instagram following the match.
‘Your messages and gestures have meant greater than phrases can specific.’
Jota had been an vital participant final season as Liverpool claimed their twentieth league title, contributing 10 targets for Arne Slot’s aspect.
