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HIT AND RUN DRIVER STILL SOUGHT
Kevin Reardon / 2009-11-05 20:59:48
Torrevieja’s Policia Local and the the Judicial department of the Guardia Civil are working together to try and unravel the circumstances surrounding the tragic traffic accident that killed an Irish pedestrian, Michael Barry (68), from Waterford, on the Avenue Francisco Casanovas on Tuesday morning.
The public revulsion over the incident was widespread throughout the town after the death of the Irishman, particularly after it became known that the force of the crash severed his leg at the accident scene. Hours later he tracically died at the Torrevieja Hospital despite efforts in the operating theatre to save his life. The Local have already opened court proceedings nd say that it is only a matter of time before the hit and run driver is apprehended.
According to Local Police sources, the vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection It ran into a car traveling across the same intersection and spun off into the path of the unfortunate pedestrian who was immediately trapped by the car against a the side of a building. The force caused his left leg to be completely severed and the side of the building to be demolished.
The Leader understands that police officers have obtained a great deal of information about the cause of the accident. Some sources said the driver is currently negotiating his surrender to the Local Police as he knows that it will only be a matter of time before he is arrested, although this could not be confirmed.
One unfortunate additional aspect of the tragedy was the bus load of young children which passed the accident as the pedestrian was trapped against the wall, many of whom are said to be suffering mental trauma as a result.
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