Aspropyrgos: 21-year-old handcuffed – he was involved in a chase that killed a policeman

A 21-year-old man fell into the hands of the police in Asprobirgos, and a police officer was killed when he was one of the youths involved in a chase with police officers, pending a sentence against him. Last December.

In particular, according to the police, during patrolling, he was spotted by police officers of the DIAS group in Asprobirgos on the morning of 16-6-2024. A conviction is pending against the 21-year-old citizen of Attica’s Directorate of Direct Action, who has been sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison and fined for complicity and continued and attempted violations of the Arms Act.

the chase

Specifically, when the 21-year-old man tried to steal cars in Keratsini area in the early hours of 7-11-2021, a fake knife was found in his possession.

At the same time, a 21-year-old man was identified as a gang member who along with his accomplices had stolen vehicles in succession at Perama and Nikaya on 18-12-2023 to evade arrest. A police officer of the DI.AS group sustained fatal injuries by building extreme speed and at the same time performing dangerous maneuvers. Three others were injured.

The arrested person was taken to a competent lawyer.

accident

It started around 04:00 am when the Emergency Response Center received a call about an attempted vehicle theft from the Nice area. Police forces reached the spot and found two cars involved in the incident, one of which fled immediately and the second stopped a little behind.

This resulted in the launch of a search with patrol cars and motorcycles of the DIAS team, which ended on the Athens-Corinth highway.

While he was at the height of Lake Komoundurau, descending towards Corinth, in an attempt to avoid police forces, the driver of the suspicious car suddenly changed direction, resulting in the participation of the motorcycle of the DIAS team. In pursuit, his driver hit the patrol car when he braked hard.

One of the two policemen on the motorcycle sustained serious injuries and was rushed to Triazio Hospital where he sadly died a short time later. The other occupant of the machine was taken to the same hospital.

A suspect in a second, pursuit vehicle was arrested after a car crash during the pursuit.