Overview
- Police in the capital followed and stopped a red Fiat Cronos that was driving at high speed and running red lights before intercepting it at the intersection of Avenida Solís and Ingenio Contreras.
- Officers carried out a controlled follow-up to avoid endangering pedestrians and other drivers and then identified the 39-year-old male driver and his female passenger.
- Seguridad Vial performed an alcohol test that registered 1.92 grams of alcohol per liter of blood, a level police described as severe intoxication and roughly four times typical permitted limits referenced in coverage.
- Authorities filed infringement records for serious traffic violations, ordered the preventive seizure of the vehicle, and left the case with Comisaría Comunitaria No. 45 and the municipal Justice of Fines for administrative proceedings.
- Reports say occupants threw a disposable bottle that appeared to contain alcohol onto the road during the run, and local rules on alcohol and driving impose heavier fines and driving bans for readings above 1 g/L, which could affect the driver's license and penalties under municipal procedure.