The driver of a white Renault car that ran into and killed an elderly bicyclist on the EN 120 near Aljezur has been identified. The driver did not stop, triggering a police investigation that successfully has located the man.
The GNR said in a statement that the car involved in the accident was found in a Portimão workshop being repaired and that the 47-year old driver has been arrested and accused of failing to stop after an accident. He has to inform police of any changes of address, but may remain free until his trial.
The driver, a resident of Aljezur, has admitted his part in the accident that saw the pensioner mown down and left for dead – which he was.
The 80-year old victim, António Pachec,o was hit by the car in the late afternoon on Wednesday after sunset on the EN 120, about two kilometers from the village of Aljezur.
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He was hospitalized for 3 months; no one is paying for his lost wages or costs, the driver was never identified.
It was 6AM, and it was surely a local car.