Amaury Garcia, the director of the Ney Arias Lora Trauma Hospital in Santo Domingo North, said that the number of road traffic accident patients attended to over the weekend had doubled compared to last year. He said normally 20 to 30 patients are seen for traffic incidents at the hospital, but that on Saturday, 23 December 2017 alone they had received 60 cases.
The physician advised against drinking and driving. He said those that drive under the influence are putting their lives and those of others in danger. The Ministry of Interior & Police for the Christmas holidays revoked the curfew on drinking.
Among the deaths over the Christmas holiday was Engels del Orbe, editor of the CDN Sports Max TV program. He died as a consequence of the collision with another vehicle that in turn had been hit by a SUV at the intersection of Tiradentes and Roberto Pastoriza. Del Orbe reportedly died of a heart attack, shortly after arriving to the hospital after the accident.
Statistics for the Christmas holidays were not released by the Center for Emergency Operations that said these would be compiled and reported in a press conference on Tuesday, 26 December 2017. El Dia protested the authorities holding back the information.
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26 February 2017
