"The maximum penalty should be applied to the driver who ran over Valverde, he could not be free"

This morning they released the driver who ran over Alejandro Valverde and his ‘group’ on Saturday in Murcia, what does this news tell you?

Quite common. Our problem is that judges often go the most comfortable way. Their decisions are evaluated in advance without any consideration that when there is a road accident they assume by the system that it may be due to unintentional and involuntary negligence as occurred, according to all I read, it happened. . Instead of making coercive decisions after considering the existence of attempted murder, it is easier to consider what happened as an accident and not be judged by the amount of evidence that it was a voluntary action, no matter what, which means that the we are talking about attempted murder. , because as the witnesses pointed out in this case, it was a voluntary action.

How can you record what happened in this case?

What seems clear is that this is not an accident, because in an accident there must have been an accident. For me and according to indications and testimonies it was intentionally hit and it completely changed the scenario, because the vehicle was used as an instrument to cause evil.

Is the feeling that remains in the cycling community the impunity of the offender?

Yes, but this is not the first time this has happened. I don’t know why the judges are so mad that no matter what happens they don’t quite believe that there are people who want to intentionally run over other people and it is more comfortable for them to take the shortcut of crime against road safety. injuries and escape from the scene of the accident. It’s true that in order to order temporary detention, a series of requirements must be met, such as the risk of flying or hiding evidence, but who’s telling us that this person can’t be a potential murderer and do it again. It is useless that the car was tampered with and the driver’s license was withdrawn, because this man could ride any other car and this is not the first time this has happened and he is back to take revenge on some cyclists.

The fact that he submitted himself to the police on the same Saturday may serve as a mitigating factor called spontaneous remorse.

First, he knew he would be caught and he certainly contacted a lawyer who told him to surrender himself because otherwise he would be incarcerated and it was only normal for him that he said he was nervous. before the cyclists violently rebuked him, who were against him and they collided with each other because they caused the crash out of anger because their goal was to attack him, and for that reason he fled because of a panic attack, and once he felt he was safe he went to the police station to report what happened.

We also don’t really know what happened.

We consider the version explained by everyone, although it is true that the police report should be seen. Most likely, on the advice of his lawyer, he would say he would be hit by cyclists and because he saw his life in danger, he left and was no longer attended to.

The trial is pending.

First, it will be necessary to see the true extent of Alejandro Valverde’s injuries. There needs to be a forensic report of injuries, and even if he is training this weekend, he needs medical treatment, because he may have a concussion that needs to be treated by a physiotherapist or a whiplash, so if he is diagnosed and needed of rehabilitation to recover, even if he goes out for a little bike ride, we are already faced with the damages of article 147.1 of the penal code and the procedural situation may be a possible voluntary crime of injury. In this case, we will talk about three months to three years in prison. But if we talk about article 147.2 of the criminal code, which deals with injuries that heal without medical or surgical treatment, insurance will pay Alejandro one week sick leave at the rate of approximately 50 euros per day and no criminal charges for the person who caused the accident.

Is there progress on this issue?

The law’s interpretation of this type of crime needs to be improved, but what the law says is one thing and what the judges say, which has a lot of room for maneuvering, is different. Perhaps the case fell into the hands of another more stringent judge and he was sentenced to six years in prison.

What advice would you give to any cyclist who may be a victim of a hit-and-run?

What you should know is that you need to be advised hard, come out of the case as a private prosecution, try to talk to the prosecutor so that he or she can seriously commit to your defense, because it is important that the prosecutor act out loud because for the truth it could face sentences of up to ten years in prison for attempted murder. In any case, if Alejandro Valverde had a serious injury that would have removed him from the possibility of competing this year, he could claim a millionaire compensation, as he is a highly paid elite athlete. to be eliminated from his work and the possibility to get returns according to goals and through prizes.

And what actions will you take?

I will try to defend myself, and not just for myself, but for all cyclists. I will try a private accusation and the person who has had such behavior will receive the greatest punishment, because the person who ran into Alejandro Valverde cannot be free and walking freely, thinking that it did not happen and it will not happen. happen to him. nothing will happen, because any day you can do the same thing again.