A rising star in the urban music scene has tragically died in a horrific car accident.
Luis Geovany Velásquez Palacios was the only occupant of the vehicle when it crashed.
No other vehicles were involved.
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The car was left a mangled wreck, and the cause of the crash remains unclear.
It happened on Sunday (9 Nov) in Byron, south of Atlanta, Georgia, US.
Coroners confirmed Luis, 28, died from blunt force trauma caused by the violent impact.
Originally from Comayagua, Honduras, Luis had moved to the US to pursue his music career and released music under the name Gioone404.
His style blended reggaeton and Latin trap with influences from Atlanta’s urban scene.
Family and friends have launched a fundraising campaign to repatriate his body to Honduras, as reported by Need To Know.
The National Autonomous University of Honduras also sent condolences to his father, Neptael Velásquez, who works in campus services.
Just days before the crash, Luis shared a poignant social media post:
“One day I’ll say, ‘Tomorrow I’ll be getting up early’, but not for work – just to catch a flight home to see my family.”
His funeral will be held on Saturday (15 Nov) in Warner Robins.
The case remains under investigation by Peach County authorities.
Luis’s death comes shortly after another Honduran tragedy. Kilver Alexander Pérez López, a father-of-three from Tegucigalpa, died while trying to return irregularly to the US after being deported.
He was among at least six migrants killed when a lorry carrying steel rolls overturned on the Jiménez-Torreón highway on 4 November.
Kilver, 38, had expressed his wish to reunite with his children in Tampa, Florida.
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