The 69-year-old driver is accused of allegedly intentionally hitting cyclist Alejandro Valverde and two colleagues at Movistar on Saturday in the Murcian district of Javalí Viejo he was a civil guardas reported to EFE on Tuesday by his attorney Ariane Santiago.
Defendant, who served several years in the Basque Country and also worked some time as an assistant at the Murcia Institute of Legal Medicine, He was released on Monday on charges after testifying before the head of the Court of Instruction number 3 of the Murcian capital, which imposed an obligation to appear on the 1st and 15th of each month. and ordered the withdrawal of the driver’s license and the intervention of the vehicle when signs of a possible crime against road safety, injuries and abandonment were detected at the scene of the accident.
His lawyer insisted on Tuesday that the anger suffered by the three professional cyclists was unintentional, though he did not want to explain the circumstances in which the accident occurred and that his client would provide his version of the facts – for sure. – when he has recovered emotionally from what happened.
The rage, according to EFE learned from sources close to the case being investigated by the National Police, took place around 12:20 pm in the Javalí Viejo district when some of the cyclists fired the driver for reckless driving. overtake that put them in danger. by disrespecting the mandatory meter and a half distance so that they can pass on the road.
When they heard, the accused braked, backed away and hit Valverde from behind.who was extremely dizzy from the blow, and two of his companions, after which he fled along the RM-560 road as he passed through the Murcian district of Javalí Viejo.
A few hours after the accident, he surrendered himself to local police and was detained until he was brought to justice on Monday morning. “When he had the strength he would give his version, but now it was too early because his mother-assimilation happened, he was imprisoned for 45 hours and he was a man taking cancer medicine and had some ailments.“, said the lawyer.
Alejandro Valverde, 42 years old and facing his final season as a professional, was released on the same Saturday night after staying under observation at the Virgen de la Arrixaca hospital in Murcia along with another teammate, Pedro Moya .
Source: La Verdad
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