The motorist who fatally hit a taxi driver in Barcelona is released on charges

The biker who fatally hit a taxi driver of Barcelona has been set free with charges by the magistrate who is investigating the case in the court of Instruction number 26 of the Catalan capital. As it appears from the court order of the judge, the accused must show up every Thursday to sign in court. He has also been passport removed and your national identity card and you are prohibited from get closer than 500 meters of the family of the deceased. The private accusation, exercised by the association Elite Taxiclaimed the provisional prisona precautionary measure that has been rejected.

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The events occurred on November 2 on Travessera de les Corts, shortly after 10 p.m. The motorcyclist and his companion fell to the ground, after which a traffic discussion with the taxi driver, supposedly involved in the accident. The motorcycle driver he dealt a single punch with the left arm that hit the top of the taxi driver, who fell unconscious on the floor. He was admitted in critical condition Hospital Clinic and died three days later, on November 5.

The magistrate’s order indicates that, after the punch, the assailant did not continue hitting the victim, contrary to what Élite Taxi had reported. The other person on the motorcycle did not intervene in the brawl either (although she did try to separate them), according to the display of the images captured by the camera installed in another taxi that passed by that point.

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