After being run over by Amichai Carmeli, the police volunteer, the police decided to attribute the murder to the suspected driver.
Following an assessment of the police situation, and after examining the findings and evidence gathered at the scene, it was decided that the incident would be investigated on the criminal level, rather than the traffic level.
The investigation will be conducted by the Special Unit for Combating Crime in the area of humiliation, together with examiners from the Central District.
The Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court will hold a hearing tonight on the police's request to extend the detention of the driver of the vehicle that allegedly ran over the police volunteer, Amichai Carmeli, early in the morning. Conditions for others: The five young men, residents of Rahat in the Bedouin diaspora, were arrested at the end of a short foot chase carried out by TNA and Rishon Lezion police, after fleeing the vehicle that hit Carmeli.
Were under the influence of drugs
A police investigation so far, and tests conducted at the scene, show that at the time of the incident the five were under the influence of alcohol, and according to the suspicion - also under the influence of drugs.
Police took blood samples from them and sent them to a lab to determine if they had used drugs.
The police are expected to attribute to the driver of the vehicle an offense of manslaughter, as well as other offenses.
It is possible that some of his friends who were with him also treated the police with the offense of reckless death, or causing death by negligence.
As you may recall, early in the morning, the vehicle of the five hit traffic police volunteers who set up an inspection checkpoint at the Volcanic Institute intersection, not far from Beit Dagan.
The passengers of the car drove wildly after fleeing another scene of a car accident in Rishon LeZion, crossed two intersections at a red light and collided, as mentioned, with volunteers, who set up a barrier to check drunk drivers. Two volunteers were slightly injured. Fate, and his death was determined on the spot by MDA staff.
The occupants of the vehicle abandoned him, and four of them were caught after a short chase.
The fifth passenger was arrested when he arrived independently to receive treatment at Shamir Hospital, claiming he was injured when he fell down the stairs.
The suspects will be brought this evening (Saturday) to a hearing in the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court with a request to extend their detention.
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