The police are releasing today (Monday) documentation from the fatal road accident on Route 70, in which a 47-year-old female driver was killed. During the video from the security cameras at the scene of the accident, you can see how the truck hits the victim's car and overturns it.
As a result of the collision between the two vehicles, the driver of the private vehicle, a 47-year-old resident of Yaad, was killed on the spot. After the accident, the truck driver fled the scene and later that evening returned the truck when it was damaged to the owner.
Documentation of the fatal accident on Route 70 // Photo: Police spokespersons
The police began an investigation on January 8 upon receiving a report of a fatal accident on Highway 70 at the entrance to Moshav Achihud (km 65). From the investigation of the incident, it emerged that around 5:00 p.m., the suspect was driving a semi-trailer truck from south to north. The suspect entered the intersection at a red light and hit a private vehicle that left Moshav Achihud.
"The car is upside down": passers-by report the accident on Route 70 to the police
Investigative operations were carried out in the examining unit and included scanning security footage, using various technological means alongside the investigation and collecting testimonies from those involved in the incident, from which it emerged that the suspect, a resident of the village of Jadeida Makar, 42 years old, drove a truck that day for over 14 hours.
He is seen in the video driving dangerously while crossing an intersection at a red light.
In addition, it was found that the suspect was driving under the influence of medication he was taking.
In the meantime, the police officers of the Majd Al Khrom station arrested the suspect in the accident for questioning at the Merhav Asher examination unit.
The suspect's detention was extended from time to time, and today an indictment was filed against him and a request for his detention until the end of the proceedings by the Haifa District Attorney's Office.
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