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Tránsito Official Shot While
Attempting to Stop "Piques"
Despite warnings, stiffer fines,
the threat of confiscation of
their vehicles by Tránsito
(traffic) authorities and the
dangers, street racing (piques
in Spanish) continues.
Tránsito officials know the
dangers that street racing poses
for the public, and last night
one Tránsito official found how
dangerous it is for them as
well.
Last night, along the Autopista
Braulio Carrillo (San José to
Limón route) near the Cruce de
San Luís de Santo Domingo de
Hereida, was the scene of an
attack on a Tránsito official
identified as Marvin Quesada,
was shot at two times by street
races who did not take kindly to
his interference.
According to police reports, the
Tránsito officials was
attempting to control the street
racing that is common in the
area, when a man approached him
and ask the official for his gun
and shot him twi in the leg..
Quesada had been threatened
before by the street racers who
use the straightway of the
highway as their own playground.
However, this is not the first
incidence of violence against a
Tránsito official by the street
races. Last Thursday, a Tránsito
was attacked by street races in
Zapote. The official in that
incident was beaten and his
vehicle damaged.
Tránsito officials are asking
for higher ups to allow them
more protection by not
patrolling the streets alone,
especially areas known for
street racing and back up by the
Fuerza Pública (police) in
completing with their duties.
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