[3] Payá's son Oswaldo added that his father had received numerous death threats and agreed that his car had been deliberately driven off the road.

[4] The official statement by the Cuban government said that the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a tree.

[2][4] Modig tells that he subsequently was taken away to an unknown place and held captive for eight days by government officials.

[5] At a press conference arranged by Cuban authorities on 30 July, Modig and the driver and second survivor, Ángel Carromero, stated that the crash was an accident and no other car was involved.

[6] A 2023 ruling by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) held the Cuban state responsible for the murder of Oswaldo Payá.