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| On the Mediterranean highway A-7 (Algeciras Barcelona), municipality of Lorca | The results were 0.56 and 0.57 milligrams of alcohol per liter of exhaled air in both tests, the maximum being 0.15 mg for professional drivers The truck was stopped in the exit lane of the highway He was going to Pulpí (Almería) to load vegetables for export to the United Kingdom The Civil Guard of the Region of Murcia has investigated the driver of a heavy vehicle that was circulating on the A-7 highway (Algeciras - Barcelona), municipality of Lorca, as the alleged perpetrator of a crime against road safety, for driving exceeding almost four times the maximum level of alcohol, which in the case of professional drivers is 0.15 mg / l. The events occurred around 3:10 p.m.

when a patrol of motorcyclists from the Traffic Detachment of the Civil Guard of Lorca, who were carrying out a road safety surveillance service at kilometer 640 of the A-7 highway, Almería direction observed how a heavy vehicle was stopped illegally, without justified cause, in the exit lane of the aforementioned highway towards the Rafael Méndez Hospital, with the consequent danger that it represented for the rest of the users who had to maneuver dangerously so as not to collide with it. Under these circumstances, the truck driver was required to undergo the mandatory alcohol detection tests, yielding a positive result of 0.56 and 0.57 milligrams of alcohol per liter of exhaled air, in both regulatory tests that were performed on him.

, almost quadrupling with it the maximum allowed rate that in the case of professional drivers is 0.15 mg / liter. The 47-year-old Spanish male driver from Orihuela (Alicante) was investigated as the alleged perpetrator of the crime of driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages, by far exceeding the established rates. The vehicle came from Alicante to a warehouse located in the town of Pulpí (Almería), where it was going to load vegetables for export to the United Kingdom. The person investigated and the proceedings brought were made available to the Court of Instruction number 2 of Lorca (Murcia). The crime of driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages, with rates above 0.60 milligrams / liter, is included in article 379 of the Penal Code and can be punished alternatively with prison sentences of 3 to 6 months, a fine of 6 to 12 months, or work for the benefit of the community from 31 to 90 days and in any case with deprivation of the right to drive motor vehicles and mopeds for a time greater than 1 and up to 4 years. On the other hand, the Civil Guard of the Region of Murcia wants to appeal to the civic conscience of the population so that they notify the telephone 062 (Civil Guard) or 112 (Emergencies) or directly to the patrols in service, when they encounter situations anomalous or irregular maneuvers that give rise to think that drivers do so under the influence of drugs or alcohol, in order to be able to adopt the appropriate police measures so that these vehicles are intercepted and checked if their drivers are in the appropriate conditions to circulate with safety guarantees, avoiding the consequent risk. Fifth case so far this year This is the fifth case detected in the Region of Murcia during 2020, in which the Civil Guard Traffic Group detected episodes of driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages by drivers of heavy vehicles dedicated to road transport. Arrest of the driver of a 40-ton articulated vehicle at kilometer 8,700 of the RM-423 road (CobatillasVenta Collares), municipality of Fortuna, which increased the allowed alcohol level five times The driver of a vehicle transporter at kilometer 4,150 of the RM-F-14 highway (Torre Pacheco Los Alcázares), Torre Pacheco municipality, was criminally investigated for six times the permitted alcohol level. Criminally investigated the driver of a bus at kilometer 6,500 of the RM-533 road (Archena-Alguazas), municipality of Ceutí, for tripling the allowed alcohol level. The driver of an articulated vehicle was criminally investigated, at kilometer 101,700 of the N-344 road (Almería-Valencia by Yecla), Yecla municipality, which increased the allowed alcohol level six times. Weekly drug and alcohol tests: During the week of November 23 to 29, the Traffic Group of the Civil Guard of the Region of Murcia has deployed several alcohol verification devices, in accordance with the planning agreed with the Provincial Traffic Headquarters, in which they have been controlled 1,553 vehicles, of which 4 tested positive for alcohol (0.26%), 2 drivers having been investigated for a crime against road safety, who were brought to justice and another 2 reported to the Murcia Provincial Traffic Headquarters.

In these controls, 23 drivers have also been reported to the Provincial Traffic Headquarters, for circulating having ingested drugs or narcotic substances that are prohibited and incompatible with driving vehicles (cocaine, cannabis, and methamphetamines).

Source: Ministerio del Interior