Drunk tourist in headlines after woman’s death
Albuquerque. It was a huge blow for the Vagator family in Albuquerque when they learned that their father, Remedia Albuquerque, 57, had died after being transferred to Asilo Hospital following a horrific accident on Saturday night. Remedia was hit by a truck driven by a drunk driver while he was found talking on the phone at the reception of his resort.
Anjuna Police Inspector, Prashal Desai, said the utilitarian sports vehicle driven by Sachin Venugopal Kurup hit Remedia and pushed him against a pillar, causing injuries to his leg and stomach. He told that he was declared dead at Asilo Hospital.
It is believed that Kurup, a resident of Pune, Maharashtra, who was allegedly found under the influence of alcohol, had gone to pick up a friend when, under the influence of alcohol, he drove 50 to 60 meters towards the mayor’s area. of. , Rome. He ran backwards and collided with the woman. The complex’s reception, which is located at the end of the track, is located next to the parking area.
Anjuna PI said details of blood analysis to verify the alcohol content in Kurup’s body would be known in the next two to three days and from now on “he is in police custody”. This accident has once again brought to the fore the problem of drunk driving in Anjuna-Vagator area.
On Sunday 12 November, at about 15.15, a delegation of Vagator neighbors arrived at the Police Commissionerate of Anjuna and expressed their dissatisfaction towards the police for not controlling the tourists who were driving drunk on the road at high time. Night. One of the members of the delegation said that the insurance of the SUV had expired in August this year and he wanted to know what action the police would take in the case against the owner of the vehicle.
