A Police pursue with gunfire shook the Benimaclet neighborhood in Valencia on Saturday afternoon. After minutes of great tension, the event ended with the arrested driver being transported to the Doctor Peset hospital, where he was admitted and five police officers were treated for minor injuries.
The incident occurred on Saturday around 4:30 p.m., when a patrol from the Valencia local police observed a vehicle driving at high speed and in an uncontrolled manner. reckless along Emilio Baró Street. One of the signals stopped the vehicle, which, instead of braking, accelerated. The policeman had to jump out of the way and move aside to avoid being run over. Seeing what had happened, several patrol cars began to chase the vehicle, a silver Ford Escort.
The car continued its reckless march through the streets of Ismael Merlo, Alfahuir, Santiago Rusiñol and, in the opposite direction, along the street Beata Santa Genoveva Torres, until reaching an area where there was a large traffic of people and vehicles, since it was in the vicinity of Levante UD Stadiumwhere a match was being played.
The vehicle continued leak in the opposite direction in several streets of the Benimaclet neighborhood and nearly ran over several people. On Francisco Martínez Street, he was blocked by a police vehicle and a fight took place between the driver and the police officers. Finally, the suspect accelerated the vehicle until it collided with the police vehicles and the police officers who were at the scene.
one of the policemen He fired several shots at the engine and wheels.a short distance away, to stop the vehicle, because “it seriously compromised the integrity” of the police officers participating in the action, the same sources said.
The vehicle then managed to get out of the roadblock and headed towards Valladolid Avenue and, later, through other streets in the neighborhood, some pedestrian. The arrested person abandoned the vehicle and the pursuit continued on foot until he was intercepted and, after resisting, arrested.
According to local police sources, the detainee, who presented “obvious symptoms of being under the influence of alcohol and other substances,” he was taken to the health center but refused treatment and was then transferred to Doctor Peset Hospital, where he was admitted.
