The incident occurred on August 24, 2025, when the defendant, under the influence of alcohol, intentionally ran over the officer who was carrying out traffic management duties in the Ensanche Luperón of the National District.
Judge Rigoberto Sena, from the Judicial Office of Permanent Attention Services of the National District, ordered that the coercive measure be carried out at the La Victoria Center for Deprivation of Liberty (CPL) and set its review for November 27, 2025.
The Public Ministry’s investigation, led by prosecutor Esther Sánchez, coordinator of the Capotillo Community Prosecutor’s Office, establishes that, at the time of the event, the victim Ariel Mueses José and officer Miguel Alfredo Jean were monitoring drivers who had run a red light.
The defendant slowed down his Kia Sorento vehicle, brown in color, license plate G332392, and subsequently accelerated intentionally, running over the victim and fleeing the scene. The event was recorded on a nearby security camera.
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Following the hit-and-run, Officer Miguel Alfredo Jean assisted the victim and, along with Sergeant Ozuna, began pursuing the accused, managing to stop him on the overpass of John F. Kennedy Avenue with Lope de Vega, in Ensanche La Fe. At the scene, the vehicle was searched and the driver was placed under arrest for a flagrant offense.
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Subsequently, Piña De La Cruz was transferred to Digesett, where the breathalyzer test confirmed that he was under the influence of alcohol.
The Public Ministry attributes the violation to articles 2, 295 and 304-II of the Dominican Penal Code.
