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Tuesday, 11 - 17th July 2017
Hit and run driver arrested The driver accused of a fatal hit and run incident in Catral has been arrested by Guardia Civil after allegedly fleeing the scene.
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olicia Local in Almoradí located the vehicle involved in the collision after an alert was issued by Guardia Civil. The car was parked in a street in Almoradí and after cross checking DGT traffic information, the likely whereabouts of the vehicle’s owner was established. The incident occurred on Sunday in Catral when a 78 year old man was knocked off his moped. He died from his injuries. The driver is said to have fled the scene before emergency services arrived to try to attend the victim, a resident of nearby town, Dolores. Later on Sunday, local police officers in Almoradí managed to locate the
vehicle - a black Audi TT – which was described by eyewitnesses as having left the scene of the fatal accident. Local police immediately contacted Guardia Civil to confirm the identity of the vehicle and its owner, a 29 year old identified only the initials M.M.S.,
old lives with his mother, to make the arrest. The collision occurred at the intersection of the Almoradí road and the Arroba de Hornos, known locally as the Camino del Saladar. At around 1pm on Sunday, the victim, who had been
the collision came to occur are not yet known but when emergency services arrived, the Audi had fled the scene and the elderly man was pronounced dead at the scene. A full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash has been launched by Guardia Civil.
The crossroads where the fatal accident occurred.
resident of Almoradí. Officers from the Guardia Civil arrived at the address, where the 29 year
travelling on a moped, was knocked off his vehicle by the other car, believed to be an Audi TT. The exact details of how
According to local sources, the victim was a very well known lottery seller in Dolores.
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