Drunk driver arrested for causing fatal accident in Palma

A combination of drink and excess speed

The accident occurred around quarter past six on Sunday morning. | Julio Bastida

Andrew EdePalma24/12/2023 11:55

The 21-year-old driver of a BMW 3 that was involved in a fatal accident on Sunday morning has been arrested by Palma police.

He tested positive for alcohol and will appear in court charged with reckless homicide.

The accident happened at 6.13am on C. Cardenal Rosell in Coll d'en Rabassa. Indications are that the driver lost control of the car due to a combination of alcohol and excess speed. The BMW hit a kerb on a bend and then crashed into a tree.

Emergency services say that the 20-year-old passenger was killed instantly.

The driver, who needed treatment for minor injuries, was accompanied by police when he was taken to Son Espases Hospital.

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Donald Jump | 12 months ago

Idiot. Give him 60 years in prison. Make an example of him.

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Peter Perfect | 12 months ago

No worries no harm done he was drunk so that's all right then.

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