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Date Published: 03/08/2021
ARCHIVED - Drunk Murcian trucker fatally runs over another driver after an argument over traffic
The driver, who works for a trucking firm based in the Region of Murcia, was four times over the legal alcohol limit.
The Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested a 39-year-old Moroccan truck driver for hitting and killing another truck driver with his work vehicle in La Jonquera in Girona on Sunday, August 1. The driver has been charged with reckless homicide, reckless driving, driving while under the influence and attempting to flee the scene of a crime. According to onlookers at the scene, the victim was another truck driver whom the accused had argued with over traffic, and was run over while outside his truck.
I darrer vídeo de l’accident. En aquest cas es tracta de la discussió, i se suposa que atropellament al Carrer Canigó del polígon Vilella de la Jonquera @CatalunyaNewsc1 pic.twitter.com/c3aecPsLRV
— InfoJonquera.cat (@infojonquera) August 2, 2021
Police sources report that at around 6pm in the afternoon the driver, who works for Transportes El Mosca in Murcia, was spotted driving erratically along Canigo de la Junquera where the accident occurred before fleeing the scene. He entered a roundabout on the N-II going in the wrong direction where he crashed into a French-registered car, whose driver was injured and had to be evacuated by helicopter to hospital. He also hit a street lamp and traffic signal and injured three others before several drivers managed to subdue him.
As a result of the accident, the road had to be closed for a few hours, according to Trànsit.
Ens arriba aquest vídeo de l’accident d’ahir tarda a la rotonda de can Quartos. Deconeixem autor, però possiblement sigui del mateix que hem publicat aquest matí al nostre canal de propi a YouTube. Més informació al portal infojonquera #accident #lajonquera #n2 @CatalunyaNewsc1 pic.twitter.com/F8NMZeAVhX
— InfoJonquera.cat (@infojonquera) August 2, 2021
When breathalysed, the man was found to be four times over the legal alcohol limit for professional drivers at 0.66 milligrams per litre.
Transportes El Mosca, the Murcian company for which the suspect worked, has released a statement in which it "deeply regrets and condemns" what happened and points out that "we are collaborating with the authorities to help clarify the event."
“The company we will take the necessary legal measures", they added.
Several videos and images of the incident appeared on social media, sparking outrage, as alcohol claims another death on Spanish roads.
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