before i put in any of my questions, opinion, or concerns. i will tell the story
A friend going home with her brothers in Santo Domingo after spending the weekend with their parents in Ocoa. The brothers are 18, she is 24, and has her 5 year old daughter with her. One of the brothers is driving. They get into a traffic accident/dispute with a motto-conche driver and pull to the side of the road The driver gets out pulls a gun on them and smashed their front window then rides off......Clearly they were just shocked, scared, and just happy that nothing else happened.
I am wondering what were their options?
1st I'm glad the boys were young and didn't have their own gun or else there would have probably been a shootout.
In the U.S. i have seen this happen. the victims would take the plates down call the police. The police would eventually find the car and punish the owner/driver. Is that a viable option in D.R.?
Are their laws regarding road rage?
is the legal and motor vehicle/transit system competent enough to handle this type of investigation?
I visit often and i am a aggressive driver and adapt to the Santo Domingo way of driving quickly. This isn't the 1st time i have heard of road rage and gun play related to it in D.R. i am just wondering what my true options are since neither violence or gun play are things i am interested in.
how do i call when i get into a traffic accident and dispute?
the embassy?
the police? which branch/division?
is there a equivalent to 911 to call?
If i am on one of those carreteras outside of the capital who do i call?
A friend going home with her brothers in Santo Domingo after spending the weekend with their parents in Ocoa. The brothers are 18, she is 24, and has her 5 year old daughter with her. One of the brothers is driving. They get into a traffic accident/dispute with a motto-conche driver and pull to the side of the road The driver gets out pulls a gun on them and smashed their front window then rides off......Clearly they were just shocked, scared, and just happy that nothing else happened.
I am wondering what were their options?
1st I'm glad the boys were young and didn't have their own gun or else there would have probably been a shootout.
In the U.S. i have seen this happen. the victims would take the plates down call the police. The police would eventually find the car and punish the owner/driver. Is that a viable option in D.R.?
Are their laws regarding road rage?
is the legal and motor vehicle/transit system competent enough to handle this type of investigation?
I visit often and i am a aggressive driver and adapt to the Santo Domingo way of driving quickly. This isn't the 1st time i have heard of road rage and gun play related to it in D.R. i am just wondering what my true options are since neither violence or gun play are things i am interested in.
how do i call when i get into a traffic accident and dispute?
the embassy?
the police? which branch/division?
is there a equivalent to 911 to call?
If i am on one of those carreteras outside of the capital who do i call?