Encamp Police Arrest 63-Year-Old for Hit-and-Run Drink-Driving at 3.37g/L Amid Weekend of Six DUI Cases
Driver caused material-damage collision on Carrer dels Cortals, fled scene, and was caught shortly after. Other arrests included suspended licence, cocaine possession, and expulsion breach.
Key Points
- Encamp police arrested 63-year-old for hit-and-run DUI with 3.37g/L blood alcohol after material-damage crash on Carrer dels Cortals.
- Six drink-driving arrests over weekend; other drivers (21-44) had 0.87-1.48g/L levels.
- Additional arrests: 53yo for suspended licence at Riu Runer, 27yo tourist with 1.3g cocaine, 33yo for expulsion breach.
Police in Encamp arrested a 63-year-old man on Saturday afternoon after he caused a collision with material damage on Carrer dels Cortals, left the scene without providing details, and was stopped minutes later driving with a blood alcohol level of 3.37 grams per litre.
Officers located the driver shortly after the incident, administered a breathalyser test confirming the reading, and detained him on suspicion of a traffic safety offence. No injuries were reported in the crash.
The case was one of six drink-driving arrests over the weekend. The other five drivers, aged 21 to 44, tested positive at levels between 0.87 and 1.48 grams per litre.
In other incidents, police late Sunday stopped a 53-year-old man at the Riu Runer border crossing while driving on a suspended licence, charging him with an offence against the administration of justice.
On Friday morning at the same border post, officers arrested a 27-year-old tourist entering Andorra in possession of 1.3 grams of cocaine, suspecting a public health violation. Separately in Pas de la Casa, authorities detained a 33-year-old non-resident for breaching an expulsion order, facing charges related to an offence against public function.
Original Sources
This article was aggregated from the following Catalan-language sources:
- El Periòdic•
Detingut un conductor amb més de 3,3 d’alcoholèmia després de provocar un accident amb danys materials i fugir
- ARA•
Detingut un conductor amb una taxa de 3,37 després de tenir un accident i fugir
- Diari d'Andorra•
Un conductor amb 3,34 d'alcoholèmia fuig de la policia
- Altaveu•
Detingut un home amb una taxa d'alcoholèmia de 3,37 després de tenir un accident i fugir
- La Veu Lliure•
Amb una taxa d'alcohol de 3,37 provoca un xoc i intenta fugir de la Policia a Encamp