A woman driving drunk and the wrong way crashed into a van they were traveling in three police officers from Buenos Aires. The road accident occurred in the early hours of this Tuesday, at kilometer 14 of the Camino del Buen Ayrein the town of Hurlingham, towards the Pan-American Highway.
The accident occurred when Carolina Villa (31) was driving his black Ford EcoSport and collided head-on with a white Toyota Hilux of the Illicit Drug Trafficking Division of The slaughteran unidentifiable mobile phone from the Buenos Aires Provincial Police.
In command of the vehicle of the Buenos Aires troops was a sub-inspector officer who was traveling with a second lieutenant and a sergeant.
According to the reconstruction of the case, Villa’s Ford EcoSport went up in the opposite direction to the main line at the Julio Argentino Roca entrance and, after traveling a few meters, he collided head-on with the police vehicle. The photos that illustrate this note show the violence of the impact.
As confirmed by sources in the case to Infobae, the prosecutor Mario Ferrarioin charge of UFI No. 3 of Morón, ordered the arrest of the woman after confirming the result of the test. alcohol level: he drove with 1.44 grams of alcohol per liter of blood.
Meanwhile, the breathalyzer test carried out on the police officer who was in control of the Hilux gave a negative result.
The driver, as a result of the accident, had to be transferred by ambulance to the Bocalandro Hospital, in Loma Hermosa, for assistance, although with minor injuries. The three Buenos Aires police officers were referred to the same health center, who also suffered injuries but none of them seriously.
Meanwhile, prosecutor Ferrario initiated proceedings for the crime of “wrongful injuries” against Villa, a legal qualification that allows the release of the accused.
The prosecutor’s office ordered that the corresponding expert reports be carried out, the analysis of the security cameras and other procedures to clarify the circumstances under which the accident occurred.
For the expert work and the removal of both vehicles; was traffic delays in the zone.
It must be remembered that in the province of Buenos Aires the Zero Alcohol Lawafter Law 13,927 of the Traffic Code was modified and the peak tolerance of 0.5% grams of alcohol per liter of blood was eliminated for drivers of private vehicles.
It should be remembered that the Zero Alcohol Law contemplates penalties such as retention of the license and disqualification from driving, arrest, fines and obligation to attend special courses of education and training for the correct use of public roads. The penalties have different degrees of application, according to the blood alcohol levels detected.
After being detained for more than 24 hours in the Sectional Detachments and Highways unit, Tiago Palacios He was released this Tuesday, after being questioned via Zoom. The statement about accident that occurred this Monday in the City of Buenos Aires It was held this morning via a Zoom video call.
According to sources, the footballer Students of La Plata He refused to testify and, outside the cause, he He was provisionally disqualified from driving for a period of one year, with the possibility of extension of the term.
In addition, Palacios must comply with some conditions: attend all court summonses, establish residence and will be prohibited from leaving the country without prior notice and authorization from the Prosecutor’s Office and/or the acting Court.
