It had rained that June morning in Mexico City, leaving the pavement slick.
Isaac was speeding near the airport when his motorcycle apparently hit a damaged stretch of wet asphalt, skidding out of control and sliding toward a passing tanker truck. The driver braked hard but couldn’t stop in time, crushing the bike — and Isaac — under its front wheels. The victim was carrying his mother, Blanca Estela, as a passenger: She was thrown to the side and luckily survived — yet had to watch as her son was killed by the giant vehicle.