Honduran Esdras Samuel Laynez Berríos, 20, is said to have jumped into a vehicle. In the middle of the year he became famous for dancing in uniform to the song “Tra, tra”.
Esdras Samuel Laynez Berríos, the famous Honduran ex-soldier who rose to fame in mid-2020 after being fired for posting a video showing the song Tra Tra, died on the night of December 30 after being hit by a vehicle in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras.
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According to official reports, Laínez was reckless crossing the boulevard on a road that was not allowed for pedestrians, so the law relieves the driver of the car that hit him from responsibility.
Esdras was fired after posting a video on TikTok showing off his skills as a dancer. YouTube photo
There are several versions that originated around Ezra’s death. Some media outlets, including elmundo.hn, claim that the young man, moved by love issues, deliberately threw the vehicle, hit him hard and almost immediately lost his life.
Honduran media confirms that Laínez’s mother reported that her son received medical attention in a hospital after an accident, but he escaped from the hospital.
“The guard opened the door for him and he went out through another gate, we all ran to look for him, I just heard a sound and I thought my son,” the mother said in the middle.
As reported by that news portal, the deceased’s mother blames part of the blame for the fired soldier’s ex-girlfriend, which is why the tiktoker tried to harm herself.
Esdras, who originally came from the village of Santa Cruz de Soroguara, Francisco Morazán, along with his mother. Facebook photo
Last May, Esdras, 20, became famous on social networks after Honduran Armed Forces (FFAA) authorities fired him for sharing a short clip about TikTok, in which he showed his skills as a dancer while wearing the weapon and uniform of the military institution.
At the time, the Armed Forces spokesman, Yuri Sánchez, stated that they would not allow the armed forces to be infected by such videos.
It also revealed that between four and five soldiers were fired for making videos like this.
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The armed forces also released a statement through the Joint Chiefs of Staff announcing that all members of that institution were prohibited from posting videos on TikTok. According to the document, the officers, NCOs, troops and assistants of the military corps who share audiovisual resources in that social network will be punished in accordance with the law.
Given this situation, Esdras told local journalists that his dance on TikTok was not improvised; He assured that he had learned it over the internet from the age of four and continued to practice it.
“Dancing has been my passion. I will always keep doing it, it’s what I liked the most. That’s why I’m not worried, I know that life doesn’t end here, it will always go on, I will always continue with my music ”, said Esdras when he was involved in that situation.
Esdras Samuel Laynez Berríos will be remembered for his skills as a dancer.