The Mexican Netflix star is on trial for manslaughter, postponed for the SIXTH time and a new hearing is scheduled for June after he fatally struck a 63-year-old man during a road collision in 2019.
- Miami judge agrees to postpone trial of Mexican actor Pablo Lyle to July 5
- Lyle will face trial for manslaughter in connection with the road rage incident on March 31, 2019, in which Juan Ricardo Hernandez Sr. was killed
- Security camera catches Hernandez Sr. trying to open the door of a jeep driven by Lyle’s son-in-law Lucas Delfino
- Delfino got out of the car and faced the 63-year-old Cuban, but fled back after seeing him moving at an intersection
- Lyle then fled the passenger seat and a battle ensued with Hernandez Sr., whom he knocked out.
- Hernandez Sr. suffered a brain injury and was in support before his family agreed to exclude him. He died on April 4
Mexican Netflix star Pablo Lyle has postponed the trial for manslaughter for the sixth time.
Florida 11th District Court Judge Diana Viscano accepted the actor’s request Thursday to postpone the trial and schedule a new hearing for June 23, in which the parties must let her know if they are ready to continue.
The trial, scheduled for the week of March 14, has now been adjourned until July 5th.
This is the sixth postponement since the trial began in April 2019 following a road rage on March 31 of that year when Lyle’s son-in-law, Lucas Delfino, drove the actor, his wife and two children to the airport and his car. crossed paths with that of Juan Ricardo Hernandez Sr., a 63-year-old Cuban who died four days later in hospital from a brain injury.
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Mexican star actor Pablo Lyle will be tried on July 5 on charges of manslaughter after he was involved in a battle that struck 63-year-old Juan Ricardo Hernandez Sr. on March 31, 2019 in Miami before he died four days ago. later in hospital
Juan Ricardo Hernandez (pictured) suffered a skull fracture and internal bleeding after the road accident with Mexican actor Pablo Lyle on March 31, 2019.
Mexican actor Pablo Lyle (center) attacks Juan Ricardo Hernandez (right) during a rage accident moments after Hernandez tried to open the door of the vehicle in which Lyle was taken to the airport on March 31, 2019. a fight between Lyle and Hernandez, which was knocked to the ground by the Netflix star. Hernandez suffered a brain injury and died on April 4
In a brief virtual hearing, Lyle’s lawyer, Philip Reisenstein, explained to the judge that he had spoken to prosecutors the day before and told them that only one witness statement, a relative of Hernandez Sr., was missing.
Reisenstein said he had previously been involved with Hernandez Sr.’s family and that the other side’s lawyers had contacted him again.
Juan Ricardo Hernandez Jr. filed a civil lawsuit for $ 100,000, alleging “severe emotional damage.”
“We are in a situation where we need a short delay,” Reisenstein said. “That will be allowed or we will go to court again.”
The prosecution agreed.
“The joint request for adjournment is granted,” Judge Vizcaino said.
Juan Ricardo Hernandez Jr. claims that the elder Juan Ricardo Hernandez and his family suffered emotional damage as a result of the March 31, 2019 incident, which took place in the middle of a busy street in Miami. They are seeking $ 100,000 in damages from Mexican actor Pablo Lyle
Mexican soap opera star Pablo Lyle (right) and his wife Anna Araujo (left) at a court hearing on April 8, 2019 in Miami. She is currently in Mexico with the couple’s two children
Video surveillance footage of the incident shows Juan Ricardo Hernandez Sr. getting out of his car at a red light and approaching the window of Lyle’s car to claim he was cut off.
Hernandez Sr. appears to have tried to open the driver’s door before Delfino got out of his car and argued with Hernandez Sr.
Lyle tried to stop the car from moving during the commotion, and Delfino rushed back to stop parking.
Fearing for his family’s safety, Lyle left the passenger seat and ran to Hernandez and punched him in the face.
Hernandez lay on the floor alone as Lyle’s car and his family pulled away. A few hours later, the actor was detained at Miami airport while preparing to travel to Mexico.
Pablo Lyle and Juan Ricardo Hernandez Sr. fight as Delfino gets in the car to stop him at a busy intersection in Miami
Hernandez suffered a brain injury from the trauma and died on April 4, after family members ordered doctors to turn off life support.
Lyle said he acted in self-defense because he feared the Cuban would attack him with a gun.
However, these allegations were rejected by another judge and a higher court, which returned the case to the Miami court for consideration.
Lyle remains under house arrest and remains in Miami with his family. He is required to wear an ankle monitor that allows the vessel to monitor its location 24 hours a day.
His lawyer confirmed to DailyMail.com that his wife and children are in Mexico.
Lyle is best known for his work on the Mexican soap opera My Adorable Curse and the Netflix series Yankee.
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