The Individual, now arrested to serve an effective prison sentence, was convicted of the deaths of military Carlos Pereira and Vânia Martins in July 2020. The victims were inside a GNR cargo car, which signaled ongoing works in A1, in the Pernes area, Santarém municipality.
Amadora’s PSP detained and led a 71 -year -old man to jail, who was convicted of gross negligence homicide for two GNR military personnel, . Now it will serve the penalty of four and a half years of effective arrest at the prison of Lisbon.
The detention took place last Thursday, at 11h00, in the parish of Águas Livres, in a statement released on Tuesday.
The man had a pending arrest warrant because the decision of the Santarém Court, which condemned him in November 2023, has already become final. In addition to the effective prison sentence, it is also inhibited from driving all motor vehicles for three years.
“The police moved to the residence of the target, where they found him, taking place the diligence without any incidents,” adds the PSP.
To what SIC has learned, It is the man condemned bywhich signaled ongoing works in A1, in the Pernes Zone, municipality of Santarém.
The court chose not to suspend the execution of the penalty to the defendant, retired, as it considered that it did not express regret and acted irresponsible.
The collision happened when the driver was following an estimated speed between 154 and 180 km/h. The works were signaled with warnings for circulation at 80 km/h.
