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| He entered the Las Palmeras de Lorca roundabout in the opposite direction | Several vehicles had to maneuver sharply to avoid a collision Refused to submit to alcohol screening tests and lacked a valid driver's license The Civil Guard of the Region of Murcia has investigated a driver who was driving in the opposite direction through the Las Palmeras roundabout, in the municipality of Lorca, and for refusing to submit to breathalyzer tests showing symptoms of alcohol intake.
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The alleged perpetrator of a crime against road safety is attributed to him. The action took place when a motorcyclist patrol from the Lorca Civil Guard Traffic Detachment, who was conducting a breathalyzer test on a driver at the roundabout located at kilometer 599,900 of the N-340 , municipality of Lorca, I observed how a vehicle entered the aforementioned roundabout at high speed in the opposite direction to that stipulated. The agents followed the vehicle, while the driver continued to drive in an erratic way, again accessing two other roundabouts in the opposite direction, so that several of the vehicles that circulated correctly had to maneuver sharply to avoid colliding.
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After several kilometers he was intercepted, without causing any accident. The driver – a 41-year-old male, Colombian national and a resident of Lorca– presented obvious symptoms of the intake of alcoholic beverages, for which he was subjected, at first, to the mandatory breathalyzer tests with the approximation ethyl meter in which it gave a positive result of 1.03 mg / L exhaled air.
Next, they tried to practice the test with the precision ethyl meter and after several unsuccessful attempts, they proceeded to their criminal investigation for the alleged crimes against road safety, for refusing to submit to the Legally established tests for the verification of blood alcohol levels and for driving in a manifestly reckless manner. In addition, after checking his documentation, the agents verified that he only had a driver's license issued in Colombia, not providing him with any administrative authorization to drive in Spain, therefore, in addition to the criminally prosecuted crimes, a complaint was filed with the Murcia Provincial Traffic Headquarters for lacking a valid driving license in the national territory. Subsequently, the civil guards found out that this person was being sought by agents of the Lorca Local Police after causing a fight in a bar in La Hoya de Lorca. The investigated person was placed at the disposal of the Court of Instruction number 5 of Lorca (Murcia). The crime of reckless driving is included in article 380 of the Penal Code and can be punished with imprisonment from 6 months to 2 years and deprivation of the right to drive motor vehicles.
and mopeds for a time greater than 1 and up to 6 years. On the other hand, the crime of refusing to submit to the legally established tests for the verification of blood alcohol levels, is included in article 383 of the Criminal Code and can be punished with prison sentences.
from 6 months to 1 year and deprivation of the right to drive motor vehicles and mopeds for a time greater than 1 and up to 4 years. The Civil Guard of the Region of Murcia appeals to the civic conscience of the population to notify the telephone 062 (Civil Guard) or 112 (Emergencies) or directly to the patrols in service, when They encounter abnormal situations or irregular maneuvers that give rise to the belief that drivers are doing 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. This is the fourth case of the crime of reckless driving (driving in the opposite direction to that stipulated), detected by the Traffic Group of the Civil Guard of the Murcia Region during 2020: October 11, 2020.
Investigated the driver of a car driving in the opposite direction to that stipulated in the A-7 motorway (Tarragona-Algeciras), traveling around 500 meters until colliding with another vehicle that did it correctly, at the height of kilometer 588,450, municipal terminus of Librilla. November 27, 2020.
The driver of a passenger car was investigated for driving in the opposite direction to the usual on the AP-7 Highway (Crevillente-Vera) after having traveled 4 kilometers until colliding with another vehicle that was doing so according to regulations , at the height of kilometer 786, municipality of Los Alc zares. December 14, 2020.
Investigated the driver of a car driving in the opposite direction to that stipulated on the AP-7 highway (Crevillente-Vera), traveling around 14 kilometers to, from kilometer 830 (access Las Palas -Fuente lamo) to kilometer 816 (Cartagena toll).
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