The Teruel Civil Guard intercepted a 62-year-old driver who drove in the opposite direction for eight kilometers on the A-23 motorway. The man was heading towards Sagunto while the road was heading towards Somport and gave a positive breathalyzer result of 0.71 and 0.66 mg/l.
The patrol of the Sarrión Civil Guard Post, which covered the section of road going from this locality towards Somport, managed to detect the vehicle and intercept it quickly at km 92 of the same road, in the municipality of Puebla de Valverde.
The speed of action of the officers involved was decisive in stopping the vehicle before it caused a serious road accident, because it, presented a great risk of head-on collision with other userswhen driving in the opposite direction to that stipulated on a section of motorway.
The vehicle turned out to be a car whose driver traveled more than 8 kilometers in reverse on the aforementioned highway. Once intercepted and detained, he was quickly removed from the road and parked in a safe place in a nearby service area.
The point where tourism accesses the A-23 highway, in the opposite direction, It is perfectly indicatedwith specific vertical signs that clearly indicate the prohibited direction adopted by the driver of the car involved in the events.
The 62-year-old driver launched a positive breathalyzer result of 0.71 and 0.66 mg/l of alcohol per liter of exhaled airwith obvious symptoms of alcohol intoxication, under investigation for the crimes committed.
By the Road Safety Investigation Unit (UNIS) of the Traffic Sub-sector of the Civil Guard of Teruel, the corresponding procedure was carried out for the alleged offenses against road safety committed by the driver for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcoholic beverages and careless driving manifests itself by seriously endangering the physical integrity of other road users.
Due to these facts, the aforementioned driver faces prison sentences of 3 to 6 months or a fine of 6 to 12 monthsor work for the benefit of the community from 31 to 90 days and deprivation of the right to drive motor vehicles and mopeds for between 1 and 4 years, for the offense of driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages. You also face prison sentences of 1 to 2 years, a fine of 6 to 12 months and deprivation of the right to drive motor vehicles and mopeds for 6 to 10 years for the offense of careless driving.
