Escaldes driver at 1.97 g/l charged after crash injures trapped passenger

A 25-year-old man arrested after a single-vehicle crash on Avinguda del Pont de la Tosca, in Escaldes-Engordany, recorded a blood alcohol level of 1.97 g/l, police said. He faces charges of driving under the influence and an offence against physical and moral integrity over injuries suffered by his passenger.

The man lost control of the Andorran-registered Peugeot 407 on Sunday night and struck a bollard on the avenue. Firefighters freed the passenger, a woman, who was trapped in the vehicle and was injured. The driver was taken to hospital and detained at midday on Monday after being discharged, Diari d'Andorra reported.

In a separate case, police arrested a 51-year-old man on Monday after he tested 1.86 g/l when officers stopped him for driving under the influence.

In a third case, a 60-year-old man was stopped on Thursday afternoon in Sant Julià de Lòria on suspicion of an offence against public duties for driving with a suspended licence.