Drunk driver crashes into police patrol in Río Grande and is arrested with unlicensed revolver
Alexis Encarnación Rivera, 41, tested positive for 0.25% alcohol after colliding with a CIC vehicle on PR-3. A .38 calibre revolver was also seized from him.
Man from Luquillo faces charges after hitting police patrol with alcohol level of 0.25%
A 41-year-old man faces charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and illegal possession of firearms after colliding with a police patrol on Sunday night on highway PR-3, kilometre 26.6, in Río Grande, according to metro.pr.
The incident occurred at approximately 11:25 p.m. Alexis Encarnación Rivera, a resident of Luquillo, was driving a Jeep Cherokee when the front of his vehicle struck the rear of an official Jeep Compass assigned to the Criminal Investigation Corps (CIC) of Fajardo. Two officers travelling in the official vehicle sustained minor injuries.
During the intervention, officers noticed that Encarnación Rivera gave off a strong smell of alcohol and exhibited difficulty speaking and walking. Transported to the Highway Patrol Division of Fajardo, he completed the required observation period before undergoing a breath test using the Intoxilyzer 9000, which registered a result of 0.25% blood alcohol concentration.
Additionally, a search of the vehicle yielded a .38 calibre Smith & Wesson revolver, loaded with six rounds, for which the driver did not possess a firearms licence. The case will be referred to the Fajardo Court for formal filing of charges.
79-year-old pedestrian dies after being struck in Corozal; driver remains at scene
In a separate incident, police are investigating the death of a pedestrian that occurred during the night of the same Sunday at kilometre 13.4 of highway PR-159, in Corozal.
Officers responded to the location following a call to the 9-1-1 Emergency System and found Leoncio González Rivera, 79, who had been struck by a 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene.
González Rivera was transported by paramedics to a local hospital, where the on-duty doctor subsequently certified his death. The investigation determined that the pedestrian was crossing outside the designated pedestrian crossing area and that the stretch of road lacks public lighting.
The Mitsubishi driver was administered a blood alcohol test, the results of which are pending.
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