Nelsy Cruz, the governor of Monte Cristi province, and two former Major League Baseball players, Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco, were among those slain.
Both within and outside of the Dominican Republic, the tragedy has shocked many. According to the New York Post, Octavio Dotel, 51, a Dominican right-handed pitcher.
Who debuted in Major League Baseball with the New York Mets in 1999, was retrieved from the wreckage but passed on en route to the hospital.
During his 15-year career, Dotel played for eight Major League Baseball clubs, including the Detroit Tigers, Oakland A’s, Houston Astros, and New York Yankees. He played with the St. Louis.
Cardinals, who won the World Series in 2011. Blanco, 45, was said to have attended the event with Dotel. Blanco played 56 games during his short Major League Baseball career.
With the Washington Nationals in 2005. He went on to have success in the Nippon Professional Baseball league in Japan.
