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Valencia Driver Detained After Drunk-Driving Crashes Injure Civilians and Police

All four reported injuries were minor, police said.

Overview

  • In Valencia early Thursday, a two-car collision at Padre Tomás de Montañana and Islas Canarias led to the arrest of a 41-year-old driver who police say tripled the legal alcohol limit.
  • Police sources report differing breath test results for the detained driver, with one account citing 0.75 mg/l and another 0.84 mg/l.
  • In a separate report, a Local Police patrol car on the V-31 was struck by a suspected drunk driver, leaving two officers with minor injuries and yielding a 0.84 mg/l result.
  • Judicial traffic investigators say the detained driver allegedly carried false identification, lacked authorization to drive in Spain, and was in a car with an expired ITV.
  • In a separate case reported a day earlier, Mossos d'Esquadra penalized two men near Vic after both tested above the criminal alcohol threshold, having swapped seats during erratic driving.