A British truck driver arrested for multiplying the blood alcohol level seven times in La Rioja

The agents stopped him in the municipality of Agoncillo Several drivers warned that he was driving zig-zag The maximum rate allowed for professional drivers is 0.15 mg / l The judge has decreed the deprivation of the right to drive motor vehicles and mopeds for 16 monthsA British truck driver was arrested on Sunday as the alleged perpetrator of a crime against road safety. The Civil Guard received several calls from drivers warning that he was driving a heavy vehicle with a 3.5-ton semi-trailer, on the AP-68, zig zagging. Agents from the Traffic Sector in La Rioja intercepted the articulated vehicle at kilometer point 145,300, in the direction of Zaragoza, in the municipality of Agoncillo. He was subjected to a breathalyzer test since he presented symptoms of drunkenness. The result showed a rate of 1.16 mg/l of alcohol in exhaled air, more than seven times the rate of alcohol allowed for professional drivers, which is 0.15 mg/l. His condition led to his transfer to the Calahorra Foundation Hospital, where he remained under medical observation for several hours. Once he was discharged from the hospital, he was arrested and the corresponding criminal proceedings were instituted for driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcoholic beverages, in turn processing the corresponding complaint bulletin for manifestly reckless driving. The judicial authority has decreed against the detainee the deprivation of the right to drive motor vehicles and mopeds for a period of 16 months.