A civil guard in the ICU after being run over and dragged by a getaway vehicle

A civil guard remains admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), with a reserved prognosis, at the General Hospital of Alicante after being run over last night in the Alicante area of El Moralet and dragged several meters by a vehicle when he was preparing to identify his driver, who fled.

The escaped vehicle was later intercepted and its driver, a 19-year-old young man of Spanish nationality, arrested for the crimes of attack on a law enforcement officer, failure to provide assistance and serious injuries..

The reasons why he fled are unknown and the Judicial Police team of the Civil Guard of Sant Vicent del Raspeig continues with the investigation of the proceedings, as reported by sources from the armed institute.

The events occurred around 9:30 p.m. this Sunday in the El Moralet area, when a civil guard tried to identify the driver of a vehicle, who fled, hitting the agent and dragging him a few meters, until he fell unconscious to the ground.

Another Civil Guard patrol that was in the vicinity began pursuing the car until it managed to intercept it and arrest the driver.. As reported by the armed institute, the agent has undergone surgery and remains admitted to the ICU with a reserved prognosis..