Palma drink-drive crash: driver punches police

Palma, Mallorca: witnesses say a 20-year-old van driver hits a parked van in Son Armadams at around 20.30 on 11 November. He later punches and kicks officers trying to arrest him, Palma Local Police say. His breath test reads 1.13 mg/l of exhaled air, nearly five times the administrative drink-drive limit and above the threshold for a criminal offence.

After the collision, the driver leaves his van in the middle of the road with the keys in it, witnesses say. He returns minutes later to take it away, but witnesses hold him until police arrive. He runs off again. Officers chase him through nearby streets and block his path on Joan Miró street.

During the struggle, one officer suffers minor cuts to both hands and several grazes. Police also find two cars with similar damage on Castell de Bellver street. They believe the same van may have hit them earlier.

Checks show the driver has never held a driving licence. A municipal tow truck takes his van to the Sa Riera depot. Police send the case file to the court with the arrested man, citing suspected offences against officers and road safety.

Topics: Traffic accidents · Police · Arrests · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com