24 de Julho Avenue, Lisbon.
34 -year -old driver was in a BMW and fled to be “in a state of shock,” he told police. He handed over two hours later, but was free as defendant. Young man crossed the treadmill, says a witness.
A 15 -year -old girl was mortally run over at dawn on Saturday in Lisboawhen I was crossing the Avenida 24 de Julhonext to the Santos Railway Station.
The girl, which was projected, was still assisted on the spot and transported, alive, in serious condition, to the hospital of St. Joseph, shortly after midnight, but could not resist the injuries and eventually died.
The victim was “projected”, told PSP’s subcommittee, Ana Ricardo, to SIC. THE 34 -year -old driver fled the scene without assistance and delivered two hours later, at PSP of Largo do Rato, where he confessed to the crime and I told the police that it entered “in shock”Hence I fled.
The suspect was made available to go to the hospital to collect blood for analysis and the display of alcohol and drugs, but the results will only be known within a few days.
The investigation will also determine whether the victim “was on the treadmill or not,” explains the PSP, but heard by CMTV, A witness said the young woman would be crossing the road on the treadmillwith two friends.
The man, from Lisbon, was already present to a judge, but It was freewith identity and residence term. It was constituted argued by offenses to physical integrity that resulted in death and omission of assistance.
The car, a BMW, was found parked in Largo do Carmo, about 10 minutes from the squad and two kilometers from the crime scene. He was parked by the suspect at 2 am and was damaged. It belongs to the company where it works, according to the.
“It can be willful and non -negligent homicide”
“The explanation [do suspeito] It doesn’t seem to be very convincing ”says lawyer Rui Pereira to CMTV.
The defendant “is indicted of a homicide, it remains to be seen if it is negligent, as usually happens in these situations, or if it is willful, because I repeat: Homicides on the road can also be intentional,” he explains.
“In a situation where the driver predicts that he can kill someone and according to this result, there will be guile [vontade deliberada de cometer o ato]”He said.
“Crime that is not a crime”
Last year, the authorities recorded about 370 Roils followed by escape without help. The cases continue to increase. Only last week were at least five roadkill in the capital region, including a 9-year-old, run over by a motorcycle, driven without a letter by a 19-year-old. In another case, two cyclists from three run over by a driver who has been fled are still in serious condition.
The run over and escape “It is the only crime in Portugal that is not considered a crime for culture”says Rui Zink on the same channel. Violent crime with automobiles ”is seen as“ a bad luck, ”says the writer and university professor.
In this case, the driver “perhaps was speeding or perhaps handed over hours later to see if the alcohol came out of the blood,” he supposed.
“But you have the right to defend yourself,” hence it was free. “You know it’s going to take a ‘palm in hand’, and this is already political fault,” he says: “There has to be a dissuator to save 15 -year -olds.”
Tomás Guimarães, Zap //
