Eighteen people died in traffic accidents until early Sunday morning, Christmas Day, a number that could be increased in a new bulletin that will give the Emergency Operations Center (COE) today. Meanwhile, the National Police (PN) reported that there were no violent deaths in the Good night.
In the list of the deceased, three died yesterday Sunday, 11 on Christmas Eve and four on Friday. Motorcycle drivers continue to be the protagonists of accidents on the roads. Among the 18 fatalities, 12 involve those motor vehiclesthree occurred with light vehicles and another three were run over.
The number of traffic accidents It was much higher, although not all of them had human losses. were reported 77 collisions, of which 57 involved motorcycles, six involved light vehicles, four heavy vehicles, six were unspecified, and four were run over. The number of people affected in those incidents was 102.
No violence on Christmas Eve
The Police reported that no type of violent death was recorded in the country on Christmas Eve, which they attribute to the deployment of thousands of agents on preventive patrol work. A police report indicated that there were no deaths from crime, fights, or legal action. The uniformed woman indicated that no deaths due to drowning, suicides, violence, or femicides were reported.
The National Police implements the operation “Christmas with moderation and responsibility 2022”, for the Christmas and New Year holidays.
The general director of the institution of order, Eduardo Alberto Then, supervised all Saturday night and Sunday morning the preventive work in the main sectors of Greater Santo Domingo.
Then he toured the neighborhoods of the municipality of Los Alcarrizos, where he was received with gratitude, according to a police note. He also toured the patrol and security services in the Honduras, La Paz, La Feria, Gascue, Ciudad Nueva, San Carlos, Villa Francisca, Villa Juana and Don Bosco sectors in the capital. Likewise, along George Washington (Malecón), Venezuela and España avenues, in Santo Domingo Este.
“We collect information through the SNS (of children intoxicated with alcohol) and then we send it to the Attorney General’s Office”EOC Director
The police director valued the efforts of the thousands of men and women of the institution who, on holidays, are dedicated to security work.
Other investigative work by the Police in recent days, carried out by the Central Investigation Directorate (Dicrim), allowed the arrest of 643 people. Of that group, 148 people were brought to justice, accused of crimes that include robbery, homicide, among others.
Two dead in San Cristóbal
Two men were killed the afternoon of this Sunday after allegedly being persecuted by four others in Madre Vieja Sur, San Cristóbal, in a dispute over the theft of a motorcycle.
One of the alleged dead criminals was identified as Samuel Ramírez de la Rosa (El Peje) and the second is in the process of identification, reported the National Police.
Regarding the case, the institution said that the alleged perpetrators are those named “Filis”, “Bebeto”, “Gongo” and “Luiyi”, supposedly residents of Jeringa, also in San Cristóbal.
The Police said that they activated the search for the four alleged antisocials.
intoxicated minors
In bulletin number 2 of the operation “Awareness for the Christmas 2022-2023”, cut off at 6:00 in the morning of December 25, the EOC reported that 226 people intoxicated by alcohol were treated, including 11 minors, aged between 12 and 17 years.
The director of the EOCJuan Manuel Méndez García, pointed out that when they finish this Christmas operation, that entity usually collects information on each case to send it to the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) and that the responsible adults are investigated.
77TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
The COE reported 77 traffic accidents that affected 102 people. In 57 of them the determining factor was a motorcycle and in 6 a light vehicle.
“The Minors’ Code establishes that, in principle, adults are responsible for the well-being of their children. In that sense, the EOC every time the operations end, because we collect the information through the National Health Service (SNS), and then we send it to the Attorney General’s Office for the corresponding legal purposes,” he said.
Most of the alcoholic poisonings occurred in the National District, La Vega, Puerto Plata and Dajabón. To date, there have been no deaths from this cause. Another common poisoning has been food, with 49 people affected.
recklessness
The General Directorate of Traffic Safety and Land Transportation (Digesett) carried out 10,147 checks on 2,062 drivers who were without a protective helmet, 467 who violated the red traffic light, 264 who were traveling without a belt, 425 who were driving with an expired license, 100 who They drove using their cell phones. Some 127 light vehicles were detained, along with 1,182 motorcycles and 225 heavy vehicles that were traveling without permission.
Santo Domingo
With loud music, drinks and merriment in the streets, the neighborhoods of Santo Domingo and the National District woke up on December 25.
Few incidents were reported despite the fact that many people woke up drinking in the streets, as is customary. This year, many businesses opened their doors early and in commercial arteries such as Duarte, José Martí and París they kept offering their services, as if it were a working day.
Police patrols were more present than in other years. Motorized agents asked business owners to turn down the music volume, however, in areas like Capotillo, mainly 42nd Street, hundreds of young people kept up with loud music and drinking alcohol.
The mayor of Santo Domingo Norte, Carlos Guzmán, ordered a special operation to control the waste.
Santo Domingo Este also made an effort to collect the waste left on Christmas Eve and trucks were seen collecting it in some areas, although not in other parts. Santo Domingo Oeste also made efforts. Where more waste was observed was in the streets of Los Alcarrizos.
In Santiago, no deaths or acts of violence were reported during the course of Christmas Eve, reported the Mitigation and Response Committee (PMR). “Nothing new, as far as our area of responsibility is concerned,” Francisco Arias told Diario Libre , director of the operation.
