Civil Guard arrested a professional truck driver Torrevieja for a crime forgery in public document with inserted another person’s card into the tachograph of the truck he was driving. By interfering with the card used, the vehicle was immobilized and brought to justice. Such crimes are regulated in Article 392 of the Penal Code and punished with imprisonment from 6 months to 3 years and fines from 6 to 12 months.
Transport Specialist
agents on August 19 Transport Expert Team of Torrevieja Traffic Detachment They carried out a transportation check on the AP-7 motorway, which passes through the municipality of Torrevieja.
During this procedure, during the inspection a boxed articulated truckagents a relevant irregularity has been detected. Driver and single passenger have a driver card of someone other than the person driving the vehicle in the tachograph, “The document was clearly used for fraudulent purposes”As reported in a statement on Tuesday press service of the command Civil Guard in Alicante.
As a result of this verification, the card was seized immediately and the driver was arrested, a German citizen 54-year-old faces a problem alleged forgery of a public document.
Investigation Group
The Traffic Analysis and Investigation Group (GIAT) of the Alicante Traffic Subsector is continuing its investigations to clarify the origin of the card used and to determine whether the owner is aware of the illegal use being made.
The arrest was reported to the Torrevieja Guard and Education Court, along with police investigations.
Personal and non-transferable
Civil Guard reminds you that these cards are personal, non-transferable and should only be used by their owners. These cards Designed to prevent drivers from exceeding the allowed driving hours and ensuring compliance with mandatory daily breaks. Failure to comply with these regulations not only poses a significant risk to road safety, but also It creates unfair competition in the transportation sector.