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It was intercepted at a checkpoint inspection of freight vehicles
In the breathalyzer test has yielded a result of 1.00 and 0.99 mg./l Exhaled, the maximum 0.15 mg./l
This same truck driver has been arrested twice before for the same acts in Granada and Soria
The Civil Guard in the region of Murcia, while performing oversight functions of road safety and control of road transport on the A-7 motorway Puerto Lumbreras, stopped the driver of an articulated vehicle of 40 tonnes to overcome six times the maximum allowable BAC professional drivers.
The incident occurred when a specialized transport inspection Sector Traffic Murcia Detachment Lorca, patrol established a control on the A-7, which connects the cities of Barcelona and Algeciras, at the height of the municipality of Puerto Lumbreras .
During the inspection of heavy vehicles inspected one of these drivers showed anomalous behavior that generated suspicion agents that may have consumed some substance incompatible with driving.
articulated a man, Spanish and 46 years and resident of Granada was subjected to mandatory breath tests, which yielded a positive result of 1.00 and 0.99 milligrams of alcohol per liter of air after identifying the driver of the vehicle exhaled, in separate statutory tests to be performed, exceeding more than six times, therefore the maximum allowable rate than in the case of professional drivers, as in this case, is 0.15 mg / liter.
Under this circumstance, the truck driver, who was driving from Murcia to Sevilla transporting parcels, was arrested on suspicion of felony driving under the influence of alcohol, it greatly exceeded the prescribed fee, being made available to the Court of Instruction No. 4 Lorca (Murcia), for holding the corresponding speedy trial.
Given the high rate of alcohol, the vehicle was immobilized in a service area of ​​the A-7, near the town of Puerto Lumbreras, on the danger that involves the movement of a vehicle large tonnage under these conditions and the decline mirroring the influence of alcohol involved.
A few hours later and after being subjected again to verify regulatory testing that allowed a negative result in alcohol and was in suitable driving conditions, could continue his route.
It was also found that the now arrested him record for facts consist of the same nature as the now clarified.
In February 2013 he was charged with a crime against road safety (driving under the influence of alcohol, with rates of 0.84 and 0.80 mg / liter), after suffering a traffic accident in the town of Granada Pinos Puente.
In addition, in September of that year he was charged with another crime against road safety (driving under the influence of alcohol, with rates of 0.92 and 0.93 mg / liter) in a breathalyser in Almazan (Soria).
The offense of driving under the influence of alcohol, with over 0.60 milligrams / liter rates, is enshrined in Article 379 of the Penal Code and can be punished with imprisonment alternately 3 to 6 months, a fine of 6 to 12 months, or work on behalf of the community of 31 to 90 days and in any case with deprivation of the right to drive motor vehicles and mopeds by more than 1 time and up to 4 years.
Throughout 2016, the Traffic Civil Guard of Murcia has intercepted five other carriers for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs incompatible with driving:
93,800 kilometer of the N-344 (Sewer-Fuente La Higuera) near Yecla road.
Arrested the driver of an articulated vehicle, of Hungarian nationality, which exceeded eight times the alcohol limit.
79,300 kilometer of the N-344 (Alcantarillla-Fuente La Higuera) near Jumilla road.
Intercepted the driver of an articulated vehicle, of Spanish nationality circulating having used cannabis.
57,000 kilometer of the N-344 (Sewer-Fuente La Higuera) near Jumilla road.
Arrested the driver of an articulated vehicle, a Polish national, who septuplicaba the BAC.
0,100 kilometer road RM F-14 (Highway A-30, Torre Pacheco) .- Near Torre Pacheco.
Intercepted the driver of an articulated vehicle, of Spanish nationality, who was driving having consumed cocaine and cannabis.
25,500 kilometers of RM 714 (Jumilla-Caravaca de la Cruz) road.
Near La Venta del Olivo (Cieza).
Intercepted the driver of a truck, of Spanish nationality circulating having used cannabis.
The Civil Guard reiterates its 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 controls regular preventive or special, given the proximity of 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, and especially, as in this case, drivers of vehicles transporting goods or passengers, the risk increases by its own unique characteristics, the incompatibility of these substances with driving given the loss of reflexes and capabilities to control vehicles pose, and thereby ensure road safety on our roads, avoiding, in this way, the production of road accidents and serious considerations that these entail.
Moreover, the Civil Guard in the region of Murcia, wants to draw attention of citizens, without hesitation, to alert the phone 062 (Emergency Civil Guard) when they encounter situations or irregular maneuvers that lead to think that drivers do so under the influence of drugs or alcohol, in order to be able to take appropriate measures to make these vehicles intercepted and checked whether their drivers are in the right to travel with security guarantees conditions police measures.
Source: Ministerio del Interior
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