Driver Investigated After A-2 Crash Near Zaragoza

The Guardia Civil is investigating a 37-year-old driver after a May 10 crash on the A-2 near Zaragoza left a motorcyclist seriously injured, Spanish regional media reported. The collision happened at kilometer 317 of the highway, within Zaragoza municipality, according to the Guardia Civil account carried by Heraldo de Aragón and Aragón Digital. The motorcyclist was taken to Zaragoza’s Hospital Clínico with serious injuries after the impact. A breath test later showed the car driver had 1.27 milligrams of alcohol per liter of exhaled air, the reports said. ### Where did the crash happen, and who was involved? The A-2 crash took place on May 10 at kilometer 317, inside the Zaragoza municipal area, according to the Guardia Civil version published by Aragón Digital. The vehicles involved were a passenger car and a motorcycle. The collision was described as a rear-end crash, though the cause remains under investigation. (heraldo.es) Zaragoza’s Hospital Clínico received the injured motorcyclist after the crash, Heraldo de Aragón and Aragón Digital reported. Both outlets said the rider was seriously hurt. Neither report identified the motorcyclist by name. ### What did police say about alcohol and drug tests? (aragondigital.es) Traffic officers from Zaragoza carried out alcohol and drug tests on the drivers involved after the crash, Aragón Digital reported, citing the Guardia Civil. The motorcyclist tested negative. The driver of the car tested positive at 1.27 mg/l in breath, the report said. (heraldo.es) Spain’s criminal threshold referenced in the report is 0.60 mg/l of alcohol in exhaled air. Aragón Digital said the 1.27 mg/l result was well above that level and was the basis for opening proceedings for an alleged road-safety offense. ### What offense is being investigated? (aragondigital.es) The Guardia Civil’s Zaragoza crash-investigation unit opened proceedings against the driver as the alleged author of a road-safety crime tied to positive alcohol levels, Aragón Digital reported. The report cited Article 379.2 of Spain’s Penal Code. (aragondigital.es) Heraldo de Aragón reported that the Guardia Civil had investigated the man on May 10 as a suspected perpetrator of an offense against road safety after his involvement in the crash. Heraldo also identified him as 37 years old. ### What penalties could follow if prosecutors pursue the case? (aragondigital.es) Article 379.2, as cited in Aragón Digital’s report, can carry prison terms of three to six months, fines lasting six to 12 months, or community service of 31 to 90 days. The same report said the offense can also bring a driving ban of one to four years. (heraldo.es) The reports did not say whether prosecutors had already filed formal charges beyond the investigative step. They also did not give an updated medical condition for the injured motorcyclist beyond describing the injuries as serious. ### What happens next in Zaragoza? (aragondigital.es) The case papers have already been sent to Investigative Court No. 5 in Zaragoza, Aragón Digital reported. That court will handle the next procedural steps in the case. The Guardia Civil said, through the account published by Aragón Digital, that alcohol and drugs remain among the main risk factors in traffic crashes. (heraldo.es) For now, the immediate next milestone is any action taken by Investigative Court No. 5 as it reviews the file from the Zaragoza crash unit. (aragondigital.es)