By Jennifer Leighfield • Published: 08 Mar 2021 • 10:09
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A DRUNK driver was arrested after falling asleep in his car in the middle of the road in Zaragoza.
Local Police in Zaragoza report that at around 1.25am on Sunday, March 7, they found a car in the middle of the street at the intersection between Calle Salvador Minguijon and the Paseo de Echegaray y Caballero, in Las Fuentes district. The car engine was still running and the lights were on, when the officers found the driver asleep inside.
The driver, aged 39, was given an alcohol test, which confirmed he had been drinking.
He was arrested and charged with a crime against road safety and later released and summoned for a rapid trial. His vehicle was immobilised.
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Jennifer Leighfield, born in Salisbury, UK; resident in Malaga, Spain since 1989. Degree in Translation and Interpreting in Spanish, French and English from Malaga University (2005), specialising in Crime, Forensic Medicine and Genetics. Published translations include three books by Richard Handscombe. Worked with Euro Weekly News since November 2006. Well-travelled throughout Spain and the rest of the world, fan of Harry Potter and most things ‘geek’.
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