Arrested a man of 60 years two months after run over a cyclist and run away

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An investigation has allowed the National Police and the Local Police of Huesca to locate the vehicle, with organic remains of the victim on the windshield, and arrest the driver 

According to the Heraldo newspaper, a joint investigation by the National Police and the Huesca Local Police has allowed to stop a driver of 60 years who ran over a cyclist, of 50, both neighbors of the capital of Huesca, and he fled, leaving him on the road unconscious.

As reported by the police station, as a result of the impact, the cyclist was lying on the road, being later sighted by two other cyclists who requested health care. Immediately a police device was established, locating a van parked on a public road with damage and signs compatible with those of an accident.

 This vehicle was subjected to an inspection, collecting organic remains on the windshield that were analyzed in the laboratory, determining that they corresponded to the rolled cyclist.

The investigation has lasted two months, since it has been it is necessary to wait for the analysis to complete to confirm that the remains in the car corresponded to the victim of the hit. Police sources indicated that, although the vehicle was dented, the conclusive data was that of the laboratory. 

The events occurred on June 1, on the road that connects Huesca and the town of Chimillas, when the cyclist was hit by a van traveling in the opposite direction, "at an excessive speed and invading the opposite area of ​​circulation," according to the Police.

The author of the abuse The 1 day of August was stopped by injury crimes y Failure to provide relief. He is at liberty with charges.

According to the National Police, the Criminal Code provides for imprisonment from 6 to 18 months for those people who, having accidentally caused an accident, do not help the victim who is helpless and in manifest and serious danger. These prison sentences increase to 4 years of imprisonment in case the accident is due to imprudence.

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