The driver accused of running over a 79-year-old man as he was walking along the shoulder of a road, the GO-9, wearing a reflective vest yesterday accepted the payment of a fine of 720 Euros and the deprivation of a driving license for a year in the oral hearing held in the Criminal Court No. 2. Ramón was driving the vehicle and yesterday he acknowledged the facts before the judge after his lawyer reached an agreement with the attorney for the prosecution and the Prosecutor's Office.
The events took place in February 2017, around 10.45. The defendant was driving through kilometer 6 of the GO-9 cart, through a well-lit area with visibility, when he hit his vehicle with a 79-year-old man, who was walking at the time. Edge of the track correctly and with a reflective vest which is made of reflective fabric.
The impact caused the victim to fracture of the middle third of the right radius, from which he is practically recovered. In addition, an osteosynthesis in the arm and a scar of 22 centimeters remained as a sequela of the accident. In the trial, they were summoned to declare the two civil guards who came to the scene, as well as two other people, but the agreement did not need to declare.
The Prosecutor's Office asked for the driver, at first, the payment of a fine of 3,000 Euros and the deprivation of the right to drive motor vehicles for two years. Finally, the defendant will only have to face a daily fee of four Euros for six months (720 Euros), as well as the withdrawal of the card for up to one year.