Bad Week for Vulnerable Road Users This week has seen a number of incidents involving some of the more vulnerable road users in the Alicante province, with a number of incidents, one of which proved fatal. An 80-year-old woman was hospitalised in a serious condition on Thursday after her cycle was in collision with a truck on the N-332 in Benidorm. A paramedic ambulance attended and … Read More
Dutch Man Arrested for Spanish Car Insurance Scam Officers from the National Police have arrested a 79-year old Dutch national from Altea, after he allegedly faked the theft of his vehicle in order to falsely claim the car insurance. Border Patrol officers from the National Police became suspicious of a vehicle parked in the car park at Alicante-Elche airport. The age of the vehicle indicated by the number … Read More
Six Times Over Limit Driver Arrested Officers from the Guardia Civil detained a 57 year old Spanish man at the weekend who was driving whilst six times over the maximum permitted limit of alcohol. The incident occurred during the early hours of Saturday morning at a checkpoint set up on the N-332 as it passes through l’Alfàs del Pi. The officers stopped the vehicle on account … Read More
Driver Caught at 233 in Benidorm 100 Zone Officers from the Guardia Civil caught a driver of a vehicle who was clocked travelling at 233 kilometres per hour on a section of road where the limit is 100 near to Benidorm. According to the Provincial Command, the vehicle was detected at 03:30 at kilometre 147.700 of the N-332 main road in Benidorm at a speed control point. The … Read More