Emergency Information and Coordination Centre (CICU) reported that a 32-year-old woman has passed away as a consequence of a motorbike accident on Calle Sierra de Indias in Alicante.

The emergency medical service was informed of the traffic accident at 1:10 a.m.

A BLS unit and a SAMU unit were dispatched to the location. The medical services confirmed the death of a 32-year-old woman and treated a 30-year-old man for hand abrasions and a bruise over his eye.

The injured individual was transported to San Juan Hospital via SVB ambulance, as per health sources.

In the days leading up to Christmas 2018, they visited the Elche Police Station to report the theft of their vehicle. The crime was so prevalent that 210 individuals were investigated by the National Police Force for vehicle larceny in 2018. They had left a high-end vehicle located on Calle de la Iglesia in the El Altet district. Among the specifics, they stated that the event must have occurred between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. The car was never stolen, and the couple who reported it had intended to collect €49,900, which was the value of the theft, as the car was essentially new with 11,601 kilometres. This matter was already established by the two previous rulings. The report was submitted by the wife, and the following day, the husband contacted the insurance company to request compensation and claim coverage for the accident.

The company’s sole action in the absence of a vehicle was to request both keys. They did not require much more, as they would serve as witnesses to the veracity of their assertions. The company received the keys a few days later and, with the assistance of a reader, confirmed that one of them had been used on January 2nd, 2019, approximately two weeks after the larceny was reported. The records also showed the vehicle’s mileage at that time. The proprietors did not program the second key they provided. The insurance company declined to provide coverage for the claim in light of this evidence, as the complainants were betrayed by the key. The automobile miraculously appeared at Calle Pedro Juan Perpiñán on February 27th.

After more than 24 hours of improper parking, the police retrieved the vehicle and transported it to the vehicle impound. However, it was not a joyful conclusion. The verdict indicates that the defendants did not return a third programmed vehicle key, which was subsequently used to continue operating the vehicle until its ultimate reappearance. The vehicle had already travelled 13,139 kilometres, which is more than 1,500 kilometres, since its mysterious disappearance.

Convicted

They were each sentenced to six months in prison, six months of disqualification from passive suffrage, and four months of a daily fine of 30 euros (approximately 3,600 euros) by the Criminal Court for the offence of simulation in medial competition with another of fraud. The ruling was upheld by Section VII of the Court; however, those who were dissatisfied with the resolution appealed to the Supreme Court, which accepted the defence arguments for processing due to a discrepancy between the sentence and the chamber’s jurisprudence. What was its location? The process involved determining whether the facts simulated a crime or not.

The prosecution of a false complaint filed with the judicial police, in which the individual claims to be the victim of a crime committed by anonymous individuals, is only a simulation if it results in procedural actions, according to a June 2020 ruling. Additionally, this form of complaint typically does not result in any judicial action. If a false complaint has not “disrupted the proper functioning of the Administration of Justice,” the crime of simulation does not exist. The Supreme Court declared that the punished conduct “affects this legal asset insofar as it uselessly and for nothing diverts resources and efforts from the Administration of Criminal Justice, requiring it to investigate unreal facts.” “Typically, the perpetrator’s actions will not be influenced by this particular motive.” When the true objective is another criminal objective, we will be confronted with a combination of offences (…) In these instances, the option is not between impunity and punishment; rather, it is between a single crime’s punishment or two punishments.

The Torrevieja City Council is installing two additional cameras to accommodate fixed radar devices for vehicle speed control in the city centre.

They are situated on Avenida Alfredo Nobel, opposite the Mar Bella senior residence, on the road that connects the Los Locos seashore with the Torre del Moro area, north of the town centre, which has been finished.

It has also been installed on Avenida de Baleares, near the green zone owned by Minister José Ramón Garcia Antón, and near the intersections with Calle Córcega and Tenerife. These streets are connected to the educational centres: IES Mediterráneo, La Purísima, and Colegio Público Virgen del Carmen.

In addition to another mobile radar device, the City Council will now have five booths for two fixed radar devices, following the acquisition of two booths and a radar. The acquisition, which cost nearly €58,000 (VAT included), was awarded to SICE, the same company that performs street lighting maintenance.

The two fixed devices that are adaptable to the kiosks are relocated on an ad hoc basis or throughout the year, contingent upon the Local Police’s requirements. As a result, drivers are unable to determine if they are actively participating. The new booths and radar necessitate a period of testing, calibration, and authorisation; consequently, they will not be implemented immediately. Activation may necessitate several months.

Safety on the road

Before this installation, the Traffic Department had already implemented signage enhancements on this section of Alfredo Nobel Road to mitigate speed. Educational radars were employed to alert drivers, who in this instance tended to accelerate in the direction of Torre del Moro-Playa de Los Locos, in the region commonly referred to as Las Calas.

The same action was taken at the other kiosk locations, including Avenida de Desiderio Rodríguez in San Roque, Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas, and Avenida d’Gregorio Marañón at Acequión beach, more than a year ago. The radar has enabled the reduction of speeds in urban areas to below 40 kilometres per hour in areas where accidents, particularly those involving pedestrians, have resulted in severe injuries and fatalities.

Penalties

The imposition of hundreds of sanctions of no less than €200 has more than offset the investment of over €60,000 for the first three-cabin radar implemented since mid-2023 and continuing throughout 2024. The most frequently imposed fines are €300, €400, and €500. Concurrently, municipal technical services field numerous appeals each month.

The technicians responsible for the contract have stated that the new acquisition will enhance road safety in the city, which “will undoubtedly result in a decrease in accidents in Torrevieja.”