This is a worker from a parcel delivery company who did not return to his job and fled after the accident.
The Civil Guard I had it identifiedas stated Lift-EMV, of Prensa Ibérica, and in Just a few hours he has already been located and detained in Madrid, the driver of the delivery van that ran over three cyclists on the CV-405 highway, killing two of them, and fled.
The Research and Analysis Group of the Traffic Group (GIAT) of the Civil Guard had identified to the driver of the van that hit and killed the two cyclists from the same day of the fatal accident, confirming that it was a worker from a parcel delivery company who was doing that route that morning. Nevertheless, The suspect did not return to his job and fled to try to avoid the action of Justice or at least delay his arrest.
“He would like his death to raise awareness in society”
The community of Valencian cycle tourists is in mourning after the deaths of Perico Garfella and Federico Muñoz74 and 73 years old, who were run over last Tuesday in Montserrat (Valencia) by a parcel van whose driver fled after the accident and that, despite being fully identified, he continues to flee. The loss of him has been especially painful for the Grief Cyclist Quart rodof which they were a part, who have transmitted all their encouragement to their families, broken by this hard blow that once again highlights the vulnerability of cyclists on the road.
«Going out on the bike has been my father’s passion, and he has gone doing what he liked most. I am convinced that he would like his death to at least serve to raise awareness in society about the importance of preventing more cyclist deaths on the road from happening again,” Federico’s son indicated in a brief letter to this newspaper.
His family does not want to draw blood with the person who ran over and killed two cyclists on the CV-405 highway on Tuesday morning and they assure that they prefer not to hold a grudge against him. “We understand that accidents happen and it is enough of a burden to have cut short the lives of three families: that of the deceased, and that of the driver involved himself.” We would just like to take this opportunity to make a request to all drivers, and that is to please respect cyclists.
Identified just a few hours later
A new homicide at the wheel that takes the life of cyclistswhich occurred on Tuesday morning in the kilometer point 7,700 of the road that connects Torrent and Montserrat, right at the point where both municipal areas border. He The alleged perpetrator of the double fatal accident was identified just a few hours later and is already detained. It’s about a worker at a parcel delivery company in Quart de Poblet that was in delivery route to Turís and Dos Aguas.
Its identification was possible thanks to the description of the van, white, given by the survivor, who despite not being able to memorize the license plate or see the name of the delivery company, did provide relevant data to the Civil Guard about the chromatic elements of the vehicle who helped create the company to which he belonged.
In fact, with these data, agents from the Torrent Local Police, who had also traveled to the scene of the accident, as well as the Montserrat Local PoliceBeing right on the border between both towns, they were able to locate a van parked in Torrent that responded to these characteristics. Although it was not the vehicle involved in the accident, it was confirmed that it belonged to the same parcel company, based in Quart de Poblet.
Agents from the Traffic Aggregation Research and Analysis Group (GIAT) of the Civil Guard, to confirm the vehicle that made the aforementioned journey that morning and its driver, who is fully identified and it is a matter of hours before he ends up being located or voluntarily surrenders.
One of the most common reasons why a homicidal driver usually leaves the scene of the accident is precisely to avoid being subjected to a breathalyzer testwhich in case If it turns out positive, it would aggravate his sentence..
At full speed
The fatal accident occurred at 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday at kilometer 7,700 of the CV-405. A healthcare CICU, who was out of service, alerted of the incident. According to him survivor’s story, 78 years old, the driver of the van came to stop a few meters in front of the scene of the collision after running over his two companions. However, he immediately resumed walking at full speed, leaving the two cyclists badly injured and without stopping to help them.
A SAMU ambulance and Basic Life Support went to the scene of the accident. The medical facilities initially managed to stabilize one of the injured, 73 years old, who was evacuated to the La Fe Hospital in València, where he finally died.. The other, 74 years old, died at the same place as the accident and his body was found in the ditch. In his case, the medical facilities could only certify his death.
The driver could face two crimes of reckless homicide and leaving the scene of the accident.