The Malaga Prosecutor’s Office initially requested in its provisional findings, to which Europe Press had access, that the accused should be sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. According to the public accusation, the defendant without wear any safety clothing, and had used cocaine and, in addition, caused injuries to the driver of the crane.
The events took place in August 2015. According to the initial indictment, the defendant was traveling with his vehicle on the A-7 towards Barcelona, in a four-lane section with a single direction, with the speed limited to 100 kilometers.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office maintains that the accused had his psychophysical faculties altered by the previous intake of cocaine, which caused him not to see that the victim’s vehicle, which was wearing the reflective vest and had placed the signaling triangles. In addition, there was also the crane with emergency lights.
At that time, the defendant according to the prosecutor, “did not make any evasive maneuvers,” colliding against the left front door of the crane and against the owner of the damaged car, which was heading towards it. This caused him “multiple and very serious injuries that caused his death.” The driver of the crane was also injured because of the collision and suffered a cervical sprain and post-traumatic disorder that has required treatment, taking more than 100 days to heal, as indicated in the provisional conclusions of this accusation.
For the prosecutor, it is initially a crime of reckless homicide in competition with another of imprudent injuries and a crime against road safety, requesting, in addition to four years in prison, the withdrawal of the card for six years and loss of validity. In addition, 3,349 Euros of compensation are initially requested for the driver of the crane and it is indicated that the relatives of the deceased have already received 123,000 Euros delivered by the insurer.