The arrest rate quadrupled alcohol permitted
On the occasion of reckless oncoming traffic its collision took place with an articulated lorry
The A-30 direction Cartagena has been out for five hours at the municipal level of Ulea
The Civil Guard in the region of Murcia has arrested at dawn today, day 29, a man of Spanish nationality, suspected of crimes against road safety.
The detainee is accused of crimes alleged authorship of reckless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol, resulting in a traffic accident.
The services are started when, about four o'clock today, day 29, the Meritorious has received notice of a traffic accident on the A-30, passing through the town of Ulea.
The place have moved troops Sector Traffic Civil Guard, who have verified the facts and identified the two people involved, first the driver of a car driving in the opposite direction, and secondly the driver of a truck articulated.
Both have been slightly injured.
Quadrupled the level of alcohol
The search conducted in situ by the Civil Guard have determined that the accident occurred when the driver of the articulated lorry has been surprised by tourism, coming in the opposite direction to the route, and in trying to avoid it has crossed the median separating the two directions, being perpendicular and completely obstructing the road in regard to Cartagena.
The alcohol tests performed on both drivers now have concluded that the arrested driver of the tourism rose to over four times the rate of alcohol permitted.
By specialized agents in traffic safety have enabled deviations from that point to the N-301.
Further efforts have been made to regulate traffic as they proceeded to the withdrawal of the articulated vehicle.
This cut has been extended until ten o'clock, at which time the circulation has been restored
Such offenses are set out in the Penal Code and can be punished with imprisonment ranging from 6 months to 2 years and deprivation of the right to drive motor vehicles and motorcycles for more than 1 time and up to 6 years.
During 2013, the streets of Murcia several driving episodes were reported by highway in the opposite direction, in which the intervention of the Civil Guard were allowed to ensure road safety and physical integrity of road users affected and culminating in the arrest and bringing to justice of those responsible:
- January 5, 2013, AP-7 motorway, circulated in the opposite direction for over 17 miles.
- May 25, 2013, A-33, ran in the opposite direction over 25 kilometers.
- June 13, 2013, RM-2 motorway, transited over 23 miles in the opposite direction.
- August 14, 2013, RM-2 motorway, he made more than 24 miles in the opposite direction.
- September 22, 2013, RM-15 motorway, 2.6 miles circulated counterclockwise.
- December 8, 2013, RM-15 motorway, 6 km circulated counterclockwise.
Also, in 2014, specifically the last 17 May in the A-91, a boy of 79 years circulated for more than 16 miles in the opposite direction.
In all these cases, their drivers were either under the influence of alcohol, either under the influence of drugs or other prohibited substances incompatible with driving.
The Civil Guard requested the cooperation of citizens to the danger posed by highway traffic in the opposite direction than usual, so as soon as it detects one of these situations happens urgent warning to mobile 112 (emergencies) or 062 (Civil Guard) .
In addition, the Meritorious advised that whenever, possible and safe for overtaking, the right lane of the carriageway of highways and motorways is used, because those who drive the wrong way on these types of roads typically use the left lane to believe circulating a gifted conventional one lane road in each direction.
The detainee and the proceedings have been delivered to the Court of Instruction No. 4 of Cieza.
Source: Ministerio del Interior