And Cuban resident in Hialeah He was arrested on Wednesday for being responsible for a Traffic accident that caused serious injuries to three people, including a five-month-old babyrunning a red light while driving under the influence of alcohol.
The Hialeah Police Department reported that Didier Duran Pena45, was the driver who failed to stop at a red light near the intersection of West Eighth Avenue and West 29th Avenue on June 22, causing a crash with another car shortly before 8:30 p.m.
According to witnesses and CCTV images, Durán was the driver and sole occupant of a white 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan, which caused the collision with a red 2016 Nissan Altima, they reported. local media.
As a result of the impact, the driver of the Nissan suffered a pulmonary contusion and a serious laceration to the spleen, the front seat passenger suffered several rib fractures and abdominal fluid accumulation, while the baby, who was traveling in the back seat, also suffered multiple rib fractures.
Medical personnel who responded to the scene of the accident noticed that Duran had a “strong odor of alcohol” and noticed his “red and glassy eyes” and “difficulty speaking.” According to the arrest report, the man admitted that he had consumed several beers earlier that day, but could not specify the amount.
Duran was taken to Hialeah Hospital, where a police order gave him a blood test, which confirmed that he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident.
The accused faces three charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and causing serious bodily injury.
As of Thursday, he was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on $30,000 bail.
According to his social media profile, Durán is originally from Ciego de Ávila.