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He was arrested when he went to pick up the occupants of a disabled vehicle heading to Toledo
Gave a result of 0.78 mg / L of alcohol, when the maximum allowable limit for commercial drivers is 0.15 mg / l
Occupants themselves alerted the agents to the taxi driver who came to pick them showed signs of intoxication
The Guardia Civil of the Region of Murcia has arrested a driver with a blood alcohol level five times higher than the maximum allowed.
The now arrested, suspected of crime against road safety, moved to the Port of Chain to pick up a family which had damaged his vehicle and had to be moved to Toledo.
The performance took place after officers Traffic Sector Murcia, who were conducting surveillance service road on the occasion of the Special Operation Traffic Return Summer 2013, observed the presence of a vehicle which was damaged at the side 156 kilometer right of the A-30 direction Albacete, in the Puerto de la Cadena, and represented an obvious risk to traffic because of the density of vehicles traveling at that time and the special characteristics of the road at that point .
Therefore, the policemen proceeded to regulate traffic and appropriately signaling the presence of disabled vehicle, which was occupied by a family consisting of a married couple and their three minor children who, having completed their holiday in the Murcia coast, returning to his home in Toledo.
Agents also facilitated the evacuation of tourism both immobilized and its occupants.
During the intervention and while they waited for a taxi provided by the insurer disabled vehicle, the driver received two calls from the taxi driver who came to pick them up, appreciating in these conversations several inconsistencies that made him doubt his alarm and professionalism, so asked the agents to remain in place until arrival to see if he was fit to drive.
Once the taxi arrived, the Meritorious patrol could see how his driver got the vehicle with clear signs of being under the influence of substances incompatible with driving, as it walked haltingly, suffered some setbacks and gave off a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, and he was subjected to the mandatory alcohol testing, which yielded a result of 0.78 milligrams of alcohol per liter of exhaled air, when the maximum allowable limit for commercial drivers is 0.15 mg / l.
For this reason they arrested him on suspicion of dangerous driving offense, driving with a blood alcohol level higher than the legally established (0.60 mg / l), and was brought before the Court of Instruction No. 8 Murcia .
The Civil Guard wants attention to drivers so that, without hesitation, be reminded to phone 062 when they are in situations similar to this, given the considerable risk involved himself in the hands of a professional driver as in the present case.
With his arrest has avoided a possible car accident and would have had dire consequences for the family involved.
This type of crime, are set out in the Penal Code and can be punished with imprisonment ranging from 3 to 6 months or fine of 6-12 months and work on behalf of the community of 31-90 days and in any case, to the deprivation of the right to drive motor vehicles and motorcycles for longer than 1 and up to 4 years.
Detainee
The performance has led to the arrest of the driver of the vehicle type TAXI, the identity reflects:
- Spanish, 53 years and resident of Murcia.
Source: Ministerio del Interior
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