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Three times the maximum allowable BAC
He is credited with authorship of two offenses alleged against road safety, driving under influence of alcoholic beverage and recklessly
Meritorious to enjoyed the cooperation of the local police in Bullas
Over the past weekend, the Civil Guard in the region of Murcia has stopped in Mula the driver of a car, Aturo suspicion of offenses of driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless endangerment after being intercepted by members of the Traffic in RM-15 highway at the height of Mula, circulating in opposite direction established over a four kilometer stretch, a pipe that generated a serious risk to the lives and safety of other road users and his own.
The arrested when subjected to mandatory breath tests, three times the maximum allowable rate.
About midnight on Saturday, the 28th, the Meritorious learned that a vehicle was driving the wrong way on the RM-15 Northwest Highway up to Mula, towards Murcia but on the road bound for Caravaca de the Cross, which was crossed with several vehicles circulating properly.
Immediately, effective Detachment Traffic Caravaca de la Cruz activated a specific safety device intended for such cases, in order to intercept the vehicle traveling incorrectly, in collaboration with the local police Bullas, concluded shortly after to locate the vehicle stopped after circulation in the opposite direction for about four kilometers.
The policemen identified its driver a man of 24 years and of Spanish nationality who appeared signs of being under the influence of alcohol, so who underwent the mandatory test that tested positive, 0.81 and 0.78 milligrams of alcohol per liter of exhaled respectively air in two mandatory tests, rates that were three times the maximum allowed, which is 0.25 milligrams / liter.
On these facts, the police arrested the driver on suspicion of two counts against road safety, reckless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol, being brought before the Court of Instruction No. 1 of Caravaca de la Cruz ( Murcia), together with the proceedings initiated.
Given the danger posed by the presence of the vehicle on the platform of the road sense Caravaca de la Cruz, contrary to established quickly Benemérita the left the road and moved to a service station Bullas, where it was adopted as precautionary measure immobilization.
Fortunately, the performance of patrols of the Guardia Civil and Local Police Bullas culminated in control of the situation, thereby preventing the occurrence of a traffic accident with unpredictable results.
The offense of reckless driving is enshrined in the Penal Code and can be punished with imprisonment ranging from six months to two years and deprivation of the right to drive motor vehicles and motorcycles for longer than one and up to six years .
Meanwhile, driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages and in any case do with over 0.60 milligrams of alcohol per liter rates of breath, attendant upon alternative imprisonment of three to six months, fined six to twelve months or work for the benefit of the community of 31-90 days, and in any case the deprivation of the right to drive motor vehicles and motorcycles for longer than one and up to April 4 years.
This is the first detainee by driving the wrong way down so far this year.
However, during 2014, on the roads of the Region of Murcia there have been several episodes of driving in the opposite direction and where the intervention of the Civil Guard has been crucial to ensure road safety and integrity of users, culminating in bringing to justice those responsible
February 15, 2014, in the RM-19 highway vehicles circulated for over six kilometers and its driver tripled the BAC.
May 17, 2014, on the A-91 vehicles circulated for 16 kilometers.
Your driver showed signs of lack of fitness to drive.
May 29, 2014, on the A-30 vehicles circulated in the opposite direction and caused an accident which forced cut off circulation for more than five hours.
Your driver quadrupled the maximum allowable BAC.
June 25, 2014, on the A-7 vehicles circulated for more than 32 kilometers in the opposite direction until he could stop his driver, this exceeded four times the maximum allowable BAC.
September 28, 2014, in the RM-36 ring Cartagena, a vehicle circulated in the opposite direction for more than 3 kilometers, to avoid a breathalyser and drugs.
After being stopped, the driver threw three times the maximum permitted level of alcohol.
November 26, 2015, on the A-30 vehicles circulated in the opposite direction causing several accidents with property damage.
Your driver showed signs of lack of suitable roadworthiness.
Given the high danger posed by road traffic in the opposite direction than usual, the Civil Guard wants to appeal to citizen collaboration so that, as soon as you detect any of these situations, urgently reminded to mobile 062 (Civil Guard) or 112 ( Emergencies).
Drive on the right lane of motorways
To avoid a possible collision with a vehicle traveling the wrong way on motorways is advised that, whenever possible, except for overtaking, use the right lane of the road, because those who drive the wrong way on this type of pathways typically use the left believing that circulate a gifted conventional one lane road lane for each direction.
More than 1,500 drivers checked during the weekend
During this weekend and check the various devices deployed alcohol and drugs, the Traffic Department of the Region of Murcia has controlled a total of 1,573 drivers, of which 17 yielded positive in alcohol (1.08% ).
Among these was arrested five drivers to do so under the influence of alcohol, which have been brought to justice, and the rest have been reported by administrative offense (BAC) before the Provincial Traffic in Murcia
Also have been performed 63 tests for driving having consumed drugs or other substances prohibited drugs, in which 33 more than half yielded positive results.
Source: Ministerio del Interior
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