More news has been released through the Sophia News Agency tonight about the tragic death of Tose Proeski. The Macedonian superstar and former Eurovision Song Contest participant was killed on October 16th when the car he was travelling in crashed. News is emerging that the investigation into the cause of the crash has decided that the accident was caused by reckless driving.
The agency reports that "Macedonian officials could press criminal charges against Georgi Georgievski for causing the death of local pop star Tose Proeski, after receiving the conclusions of the official investigation carried out by Croatian authorities."
Tose Proeski was killed when his car hit the back of a truck and crashed into the protective fence in Croatia on the motorway betweenBelgrade and Zagreb on 16th October. Croatian authorities have found that Proeski's jeep crashed at 171km/h. The speed limit on that strech of road is 130km/h. Georgievski, who was Proeski's driver, survived the crash and is a suspect in the case, accused of reckless driving.
Our partner website, eurovision-croatia.com, is closely monitoring developments in this case. esctoday.com understands that this is a very emotive case. We are working together to try to keep fans informed about the facts and any developments in this tragic story.
We are keen to point out at this time, that although this news report states that Georgievski "is a suspect in the case, accused of reckless driving", we believe that this is solely the result of the investigation. According to our latest information, no criminal or legal case have yetbeen opened against the driver. The report has been passed to Macedonian authorities, and they will take a decision on whether a charge will be legally brought against Gerogievski.
Tose Proeski rose to fame at the age of 15. He released his debut album at the age of 18, singing in both Macedonian and Serbian. He represented FYR Macedonia at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in Istabul, and worked for several charitable causes including UNICEF.
