A 53-year-old lorry driver has been sent to prison after being intercepted by the Guardia Civil driving along the A-7 motorway through the municipal area of Alcoy, Alicante, without a valid driving licence, while under the influence of alcohol, and with an active judicial warrant for his arrest and imprisonment relating to previous road safety offences. The court has ordered his entry into prison.
A patrol from the Traffic Detachment of the armed forces in the area carried out the operation during a preventive surveillance, control, and transport inspection scheme aimed at guaranteeing road safety and compliance with current regulations on the province’s main communication routes.
During the inspection of an articulated goods vehicle, officers observed signs that suggested the driver had consumed alcoholic beverages, prompting them to carry out breathalyser tests.
The results revealed a reading more than three times the legal limit established for professional drivers, which is set at 0,15 milligrams per litre of exhaled air. Consequently, he was reported administratively, facing a financial penalty of 1,000€ and the removal of six points from his driving licence.
Further document checks and database inquiries carried out by the officers revealed that the lorry driver had his driving licence judicially revoked until 2028. Furthermore, the Traffic Group specialists verified that an active court warrant was out for this individual, ordering his search, detention, and imprisonment due to prior road safety offences.
According to a statement from the Guardia Civil, once these details were confirmed, support was requested from Citizen Security officers from the Muro de Alcoy post to proceed with the driver’s arrest and transfer to official premises. He was brought before the Civil and Investigating Section of the Alcoy Court of First Instance and Instruction, which ordered his remand in custody.
The armed forces emphasised the importance of these preventive checks, noting that they not only allow officers to detect potentially dangerous driving behaviour but also help locate individuals wanted by the justice system.
In this regard, the security force considers this an example of the effectiveness of the daily preventive operations deployed by the Traffic Group across the Spanish road network.
Identifying a professional driver who was simultaneously driving under the influence of alcohol, lacked a court-authorised licence to drive, and was wanted by judicial authorities successfully avoided a potential risk to other road users and contributed to the effective enforcement of active judicial rulings, the Guardia Civil highlighted.
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