The damage caused by minors to vehicles exceeds 7.000 euros
Minors endanger the lives of drivers on the GC-1
On August 12, the Civil Guard of the Main Post of Agüimes investigated two minors, aged fifteen and sixteen, as alleged perpetrators of 16 crimes against Road Safety, another 16 crimes of Damage to vehicles and 1 crime of Injuries. , for causing damage to vehicles by throwing large stones, seriously endangering the circulation of vehicles on the GC-1 between kilometer points 21 and 20 southbound.
Knowledge of the Facts
The Civil Guard became aware of complaints filed by citizens who stated that they were traveling on the GC-1 highway, between kilometers 21 and 20, mostly heading south, on the border between the municipalities of Agüimes and Ingenio, when unexpectedly From one side of the road, unknown people threw large stones at their vehicles, causing various damages, which prevented these vehicles from continuing to circulate with minimal safety, forcing them to stop at a service station near the place.
Furthermore, one of the complainants states that one of the stones thrown hit the arm of one of the vehicle's occupants after breaking the windshield, causing minor injuries.
There was a case that every time the Civil Guard and Local Police patrols were alerted that stones were being thrown at the vehicles circulating on the GC-1, the perpetrators, aware of the seriousness of the acts committed, fled. of the place.
Due to everything caused, the danger that these events pose for road safety must be taken into account, with the section where the events occurred being limited to the maximum speed for a road of this type, so some of the crimes committed could have been had a serious result for the lives of the drivers in some of the cases, directly or indirectly, as the stones remained on the road and posed an obstacle for the rest of the vehicles that were circulating, especially since the majority of these events had occurred. at night time.
Start of the investigation
The Civil Guard began a thorough study of each of these criminal acts, carrying out the appropriate investigative procedures to clarify the facts, practicing and collecting all types of evidence and as a result of the collaboration provided by the Ingenio Local Police, it was possible to intercept said authors, who are charged with the aforementioned crimes and, in addition, with the criminal consequences for such events, facing civil liability derived from the repair of the vehicles involved, the amount of which exceeds 7.000 euros.
The proceedings carried out since minors were involved, were sent to the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.