At around 7.10am on July 4, 2023, a woman was on her way to work at a hospital. At a point on the Via Cintura in Palma, a truck had broken down.
The driver of the truck, 61-year-old Joaquín Escalas, was looking under the vehicle when he was hit by the woman's car. He died almost instantly.
She didn't stop, but went to a Palma police station some hours later. She maintained that she did not know that her car had hit anyone. The Guardia Civil arrested her. She appeared in court and was released. Her licence was temporarily withdrawn. The insurance company has since compensated the family.
The Prosecutor's Office is calling for a two-year sentence. A private prosecution is seeking three years. The trial is to be held shortly.
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Is killing someone acceptable here in Mallorca?... I know that many things here go unpunished but what planet are you living on if this is regarded as acceptable!
Whatever the supposed hit and run, if you break down on a motorway you have no business trying to fix the problem yourself, endangering yourself and other road users. Pull across to the hard shoulder, get out of the vehicle, get across the safety barrier, and call the emergency rescue services.