A 39-year-old man was arrested on October 12 on suspicion of the practice of dangerous road vehicle driving and disobedience. The facts occurred in EN4 in Alcochete.
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13/10/2026
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U39-year-old man was arrested by the Republican National Guard (GNR), through the National Traffic Unit and the Traffic Detachment of Setúbal, on October 12, by suspicion of the practice of dangerous road vehicle driving and disobedience. The facts occurred on National Road No 4 at kilometre 21,300 in the town of Alcochete.
“ The occurrence took place around 4:30 p.m., during a road policing action, when the Guard military they have detected a vehicle whose driver has adopted a driving which is likely to endanger the other track users, grossly violating the rules on overrun and speed“, explains the GNR in a statement sent this Tuesday, the 13th, to the essays.
In view of this conduct, “the military ordered the stop, to which the driver did not obey, continuing the march”. Already following the police intervention, “the vehicle was intercepted and the respective driver was detained”.
In the next steps, the same note continues, “it was still established that man he had previously delivered his driving licence under another criminal procedure, in compliance with an injunction associated with the provisional suspension of proceedings.”
The driver was arrested, constituted accused and subject to the Identity and Residence Term (IRR), and the facts were referred to the Department of Investigation and Criminal Action (DIAP) of Montijo.
It was “also notified to the DIAP competent in the criminal proceedings prior to the possible violation of the injunctions imposed in the context of the provisional suspension of the proceedings, a circumstance that may determine the repeal of that suspension and the continuation of the criminal proceedings, in particular with possible promotion of prosecution in the previous proceedings”, GNR also points out.
In the statement, the Republican National Guard “remembers that the compliance with the rules on speed, overrun and stop orders issued by police authorities is an essential element for the safety of all road users.”
It should also be noted that the “National Traffic Unit reaffirms its commitment to road safety, flow control and the fight against high-risk behaviour in the road environment, through specialised and targeted policing for the prevention of conduct likely to endanger the lives and physical integrity of citizens”.