'It's difficult to trust Justice', says woman who was dragged 4 km in an accident in 2020 The absence of one of the victims at the trial session in the Federal District frustrated this Tuesday (16), for the second time, Paula Thaís de Oliveira's expectation of justice. In 2020, Paula was run over and dragged 4 kilometers in Lago Sul, an upscale area of ​​the Federal District. Almost six years later, the trial of the driver who hit her was postponed – and there is no new date. The defendant, Caio Ericson Ferraz Pontes de Melo, is a commissioned servant of the Senate and responds to the case in freedom. According to the Public Ministry's complaint, he was drunk and driving above the speed limit at the time of the accident. "It seems to be prolonging, we become more anxious, more afraid. Nowadays it is very difficult to trust the justice system", said Paula in an interview with TV Globo this Tuesday (16). According to the DF Court of Justice, the trial was postponed because there is no certainty about the summons of one of the victims – Paula's then boyfriend, who was riding her on the back of the motorcycle. Court postpones for the second time trial of driver accused of running over and dragging young man in Lago Sul ✅ Click here to follow the g1 DF channel on WhatsApp. Due to the accident, Paula had to have her left hand amputated, suffered broken knees, serious injuries to her foot, shoulders, abdomen and lost both breasts. Caio Ericson works as a parliamentary assistant in the office of senator Lucas Barreto (PSD-AP). In a note, the Senate states that it can only remove a civil servant from his position in the event of a "convicting judicial decision that has become final or a specific determination of removal" (see the full note below). Remember the case Paula Thaís de Oliveira at the time of the accident TV Globo/Reproduction The accident happened around 2:30 am on August 16, 2020, at QI 19 in Lago Sul – an upscale area of Brasília. Paula was on a motorcycle with a 20-year-old boy, who was her boyfriend at the time. They were leaving a snack bar and were on their way home to São Sebastião. Understand how the accident happened: Paula's then-boyfriend reduced the speed of the motorcycle to pass an electronic surveillance radar; At that moment, the motorcycle was hit by a car that was following, according to the victim, at high speed. The car was a Volkswagen model UP driven by Caio Ericson Ferraz Pontes de Mello; Paula's boyfriend was thrown onto the track at the time of the crash. Paula was stuck to the hood of the vehicle; The young woman remained trapped in the hood until IQ 23, being dragged for around 4km; The driver of the car fled without providing assistance. At the time of the accident, a man who was on another motorcycle, with a friend, found Paula lying on the street, which was when he provided first aid. João Pedro Santos is currently married to Paula. The couple has a son, João Tomáz. Paula spent 38 days in hospital and 10 days in the ICU in serious condition, at Hospital de Base, in Brasília. During her hospitalization, she and her then boyfriend, who was riding the motorcycle and was also run over, ended their relationship. Paula Thaís de Oliveira was run over and dragged 4km in Lago Sul, a prime area of DF, in 2020 TV Globo What the Senate says "Investiture and remaining in a commission position are subject to the judgment of convenience and opportunity of the competent authority, in accordance with current legislation and the principles of Public Administration. The existence of an ongoing criminal action, unaccompanied by a final and unappealable judicial decision or specific determination of removal, does not automatically result in the exoneration or removal of the occupant, and the Administration must assess, case by case, the possible repercussion of the facts on the relationship of trust and the public interest. The Federal Senate, when notified of judicial decisions, proceeds accordingly and, depending on the outcome of the process and its legal effects, may adopt the appropriate administrative measures in light of the result of the process and the applicable legislation." Read more news about the region on g1 DF.