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In his journey he passed several vehicles
He subjected to mandatory breath tests yielded a result almost three times higher than the maximum allowed
It is credited with the authorship of the crimes alleged driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless driving
The Civil Guard in the region of Murcia, in the early hours of yesterday, July 31, intercepted and arrested the driver of a passenger car on the A-33 (White-Fuente la Higuera) up to the hamlet abanera Hoya del Campo, for driving in the opposite direction to that established for over 17 kilometers and driving under the influence of alcohol, since after being subjected to breathalyzer test almost tripling the maximum permitted level of alcohol.
During the irregular movement put at grave risk the lives and physical integrity of several road users with which he passed.
The performance took place while monitoring road safety and preventative breathalyser tests, in the development of the Traffic Operation Summer Special 2016 were ongoing.
About midnight on Saturday.
July 30, the Central Operational Service Traffic (COTA) of the Civil Guard was alerted Murcia, through the 1-1-2 Emergency that tourism had been sighted by several drivers circulating in the opposite direction to that established by the a-33 (White-Fuente La Higuera), known as the Altiplano highway, making sense Blanca on the road reserved for the sense Fuente La Higuera).
Immediately the appropriate device was set up to deal with this irregular situation and avoid a possible accident of incalculable consequences, mobilizing a patrol motorcycle Detachment Murcia, making use of the official media, he managed to intercept this vehicle kilometer 2 the highway, near the abanera hamlet of La Hoya del Campo, having crossed during the journey with several other vehicles circulating properly and were forced to make sudden evasive maneuvers to avoid hitting him, some facts they put at grave risk the lives and physical integrity of these.
Finally he circulated erratically for more than 17 kilometers.
The Civil Guards of the Traffic restored traffic safety, altered by this event, removing the offending vehicle to kilometer 37 of the N-344 road (Almeria-Valencia by Yecla) identifying its driver a woman, Ecuadorian and 47 who appeared clear signs of being under the influence of alcohol.
After several unsuccessful attempts, after submitting it to the required tests yielded results of 0.63 and 0.72 milligrams of alcohol per liter of air, respectively in both mandatory test, exceeding almost three times the maximum allowable rate is 0, 25 mg / liter.
By these facts to his arrest he proceeded, on suspicion of two crimes against road safety, one for reckless driving and another for driving under the influence of alcohol, being made available to the Court of Instruction No. 2 of Cieza (Murcia) for holding speedy trial.
Also, the vehicle was removed by a licensed driver, being available to the same judicial authority.
The arrested driver, due to the high rate of alcohol that had, was totally disoriented and unable to driving, circulating from Jumilla with the intention of moving, in these very poor and unsafe conditions, to Mazarrón, having crossed several vehicles alerted to 1-1-2 and made signs to warn him of this abnormality, however, were ignored by those who continued to circulate until it could be intercepted by the Civil Guard.
The offense of reckless driving is enshrined in the Penal Code and can be punished with penalties ranging from imprisonment of 6 months to 2 years and deprivation of the right to drive motor vehicles and mopeds by more than 1 time and up to 6 years .
Meanwhile, driving under the influence of toxic drugs, narcotics or psychotropic substances carries rigged alternative imprisonment of three to six months, a fine of 6 to 12 months or work for the benefit of the community from 31 to 90 days, and around if deprivation of the right to drive motor vehicles and mopeds by more than 1 time and up to 4 years.
In cases of driving under the influence of alcohol or presence of drugs in the body, the affected vehicles are immobilized by the Civil Guard until their drivers are able to continue their journey, once they have lowered the blood alcohol level in the permitted or missing the presence of drugs or limits are made other drivers that appropriate tests, as in this case they are authorized and pre-charge of vehicles.
During this year 2016, to date, on the roads of the region of Murcia there had been five episodes of reckless driving in the opposite direction, three of them have been in the second half of this July:
Arrested the driver of a passenger car, a British national with legal residence in Spain, for driving the wrong way on the CT-32 (Cartagena AP-7) motorway, municipality of Cartagena and also driving under the influence of toxic drugs prohibited .
Arrested the driver of a passenger car, of Spanish nationality, after driving 7 kilometers in the opposite direction along the A-30 (Albacete-Cartagena), municipality of Cartagena, five times the blood alcohol limit.
Arrested the driver of a van, of Spanish nationality, for driving 21 kilometers in the opposite direction by the AP-7 motorway, municipality of Librilla, tripling the rate
Arrested the driver of a vehicle, an Ecuadorian national, for driving one kilometer in the opposite direction by the RM-11 (Lorca-Eagles), municipality of Lorca, exceeding almost three times the maximum permitted level of alcohol.
Arrested the driver of a vehicle, of Spanish nationality, after driving 21 kilometers in the opposite direction on the road RM-12 (AP7-La Manga) and AP-7 (section Crevillente-Vera), municipality of Cartagena, almost quadrupling the maximum BAC.
Given the high danger posed by road traffic in the opposite direction to normal, the Civil Guard calls for the cooperation of citizens to detect as soon as one of these situations urgently reminded to phone 1-1-2 (emergency) or 062 ( Civil guard), as has happened in this case, allowing intercept the offender before any accident occurred.
In addition it is advised that, whenever possible and safe for overtaking, use the right lane of the carriageway of motorways, because, who drive the wrong way on this type of track, usually use the left lane to believe that circulating a gifted conventional one lane road in each direction.
The Civil Guard continues to reiterate his message to those drivers who recklessly and reckless, despite campaigns and warnings from the General Directorate of Traffic, driving after drinking or taking drugs, remembering that, notwithstanding the systematic implementation of regular preventive or special controls during the summer and the considerable increase in movements involved both long journey to the vacation spots as especially short distance derived from leisure activities and festive, performing the required tests will increase alcohol and drugs to all drivers that are reported by the commission of offenses, involvement in accidents or those where consumption is detected in the course of other surveillance and inspection to be carried out, in order to raise awareness citizens of the incompatibility of these substances with driving given the loss of reflexes and abilities to control vehicles pose, and thereby ensure road safety on our roads, avoiding, in this way, the production of road accidents and serious consequences, as in this case could be brought, appealing to the use of collective transport or alternative formulas for these displacements are not getting behind the wheel in these conditions, especially by younger drivers
Also, the Traffic Civil Guard anticipates that this August a special campaign to control alcohol and drugs on driving, within the timetable set by the Directorate General of Traffic and TISPOL Association will be held (European Traffic Police Network), with the aim of spreading the importance of respect for the rules and reduce consumption derived accident alcohol and drugs on driving, to guarantee road safety.
Source: Ministerio del Interior
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