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The selection of the jury for the trial of Mexican actor Pablo Lyle started at a Miami courthouse Tuesday.
Lyle, 35, is accused of manslaughter for punching Juan Ricardo Hernández Sr., 63, during a road-rage altercation in Miami on March 31, 2019. Hernández Sr., a native of Cuba, died at a local hospital four days later.
At least 100 of the 250 prospective jurors were interviewed by state prosecutors and the actor’s defense team at Miami-Dade County Courthouse, according to Univision.
However, 35 potential jurors were ruled out from forming part of the criminal jury after they said they were aware who Lyle was or had heard of the case.
NBC 6 reported that one person told judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez that members of the pool held conversations about the case outside the courtroom.
Mexican actor Pablo Lyle, who starred in the Netflix series Yankee, attends a pre-trial motion of the first day of jury selection at a Miami court on Tuesday. The 35-year-old is accused of killing Juan Ricardo Hernández Sr. following a road-rage incident on March 31, 2019. The 63-year-old was hospitalized with a brain injury and died four days after the fight
Juan Ricardo Hernández Sr. (pictured) suffered a fractured skull and internal bleeding following the March 31, 2019 road-rage
