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ISSUE NO. 1704
1 - 7 March 2018
COSTA DEL SOL
Newspaper in Spain 2018
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Death crash probe
Beast from the East
Max 4 years for officer accused of 14 crimes A Guardia Civil officer who caused a deadly car crash while high on a cocktail of drugs and alcohol can only serve a maximum of four years in prison. The news has sparked outrage and comes after the Malaga Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that the 45-year-old culprit, named only as Miguel CL, committed a ‘thoughtless act’ that was not premeditated. And under Spanish law, this means that he can only be convicted for a portion of the most serious of the 14 crimes of which he is accused. The sergeant, who was off duty at the time, was held after triggering a pile-up on the A-7 motorway near Torremolinos last summer. He collided with a Renault car before spinning into a taxi carrying a family of tourists
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by Matt Ford
DEADLY: The scene in the wake of the accident and (inset) the suspect arrives at court. from Bahrain and Kuwait, with the impact killing two women aged 30 and 47 and a 25-year-old man while nine others including one child were hospitalised. Prior to the smash the offi-
cer was driving at almost 150 kilometres per hour, 50 above the speed limit, and later tested positive for alcohol, cocaine and sleeping pills. He tried to flee the scene in the wake of the incident, and
when tracked down was described as having ‘shining eyes and dilated pupils.’ It later emerged that he had been investigated for inappropriate behaviour on six previous occasions.
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NATIONAL weather office AEMET has issued an orange alert - the second-highest level - for dangerous weather on the Costa del Sol. The warning will remain in place until at least noon today (Thursday) with heavy rain and gale force winds set to batter the region. More than 30 litres of rain per square metre could fall in some areas, with more rainfall forecast over the weekend. It comes as much of Spain remains in the grip of Storm Emma, which has brought heavy snow and caused travel chaos throughout the country.