The Court of Instruction 9 of Granada has opened an oral trial against the drunk driver, who on October 3, 2021 ran over a motorist along the Granada ring road and caused his death. The defendant was on his way for a quick trial after he was stopped by the Civil Guard for driving drunk the day before.
Pretrial detention is being held for the defendant for these events. A prosecutor has requested five years imprisonment for a crime homicide due in serious recklessness, reckless driving, and driving under the influence. Europa Press was able to access a recent order that stated that the Granada Criminal Court will be the body competent to prosecute him.
F.M. (54), was riding his bike to the gym on Sunday morning when he was struck by the driver of the GR-30 motorway. He was married with two children. Family, which is the prosecution, demanded that justice be done in this instance.
Europa Press was able to access the indictment. The victim’s family asks for six years imprisonment as the punishment for reckless driving, driving while under the influence of alcohol, and reckless homicide. They also request that the accused be stripped of his driving licence and his right to fly motor vehicles.
The family, represented by Juan Fernando Hernandez from Ganivet Law Firm, emphasizes that defendant was driving on GR-30 that day “because he had been summoned to a speedy trial at the Guard Court of Granada located in La Caleta judicial compound after he tested positive for alcohol the day before.
Section “is straight with good visibility” but defendant “was driving irregularly and lurching through the lanes, without respecting the signs, and at a speed exceeding 90 km/h ” as set for the section.
The victim was riding his bike to his gym in the Neptuno shopping center at kilometer 16. After passing the acceleration lane, the defendant entered the road and he moved into the right lane. “Given his inattention when driving and the most elementary omission in the duty of care due to the intake of alcohol beverages, he did no notice the presence of the motorist,” the defendant said. “Without performing any evasive maneuver one not even braking hit him”, the victim and the motorcycle were left attached in the lower portion of the vehicle. They moved about 70 meters.
The victim sustained several injuries to his head and body during this trip. However, the accused ran over him again in a reversing maneuver, passing the car through the arm of the victim, causing him to fall on the ground. .
The victim was assisted by many people and even an ambulance, but he unfortunately died at the scene due to the severe head injury he sustained, “due the deadly and violent outrage”, according to the accusation. particular.
For his part, the accused presented clear signs that he was under the influence of alcohol. A Civil Guard crew arrived on the scene and he consented to a breathalyzer test. The result showed that he had a positive level of 1.04 and 1.13 mgs of alcohol per liter.
