A working ertzaina has tested positive for drugs after colliding with the Ertzaintza car against another vehicle
Inside the car was a man with a plastered leg (driver), a child and a woman. The first two have been taken injured to the hospitals of Cruces and Basurto. The Ertzaintza has taken precautionary measures and this officer will perform internal work until the result of the contranalysis is received and the facts clarified.
An ertzaina on duty has tested positive for drugs after colliding the patrol car with a vehicle that has fled in Bilbao, according to the Basque Government's Department of Security.
A suspicious vehicle leaving an industrial estate in Etxebarri has ignored the instructions of the Ertzainas to stop. In the presence of the Ertzainas, the vehicle has fled and the patrol has acted recklessly until it has left the road. The patrol car has collided with the crashed vehicle.
Inside the car was a man with a plastered leg (driver), a woman and a minor. The driver and the minor have been injured and have had to be transferred to the hospitals of Cruces and Basurto. The accident and the proceedings have been taken over by the Bilbao Municipal Police, which is investigating the driver of the vehicle that has fled as the alleged perpetrator of a traffic safety offence.
Following the accident and following the usual protocol in these cases, the officer driving the vehicle has carried out an alcohol and drug test, which has been positive on drugs. The ertzaina has requested a blood contrast test. The Ertzaintza has taken organizational measures and, cautiously, this officer will not carry out police work on the street.
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Un ertzaina en servicio ha dado positivo en drogas tras colisionar su coche patrulla con un vehículo que se ha dado a la fugue en Bilbao, as reported by the Department of Security of the Basque Government.
This morning, a suspicious vehicle leaving an industrial estate in Etxebarri ignored the instructions of the Ertzainas to stop its march. When they saw the Ertzainas, the vehicle fled and drove dangerously, followed by the patrol, until it left the road. The patrol car collided with the crashed vehicle.
Inside the car was a man with plaster on his leg (driver), a woman and a minor (all of Spanish nationality). The driver and the minor have been injured and have had to be transferred to the hospitals of Cruces and Basurto. The accident and the proceedings have been taken over by the Bilbao Municipal Police, which is investigating the driver of the escaped vehicle as the alleged perpetrator of a traffic safety offence.
After the accident and following the usual protocol, the agent driving the vehicle has been tested for alcohol and drugs and tested positive for drugs. Officer asked for a blood contrast test. The Ertzaintza has taken organizational measures and, on a precautionary basis, this officer will not perform police duties on the street. The agent involved will perform internal work until the results of the blood contrast test are collected and the facts clarified.
The two agents involved in the incident are on leave after passing through the mute.
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