The pilot of the Pegasus helicopter of the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) who tested positive for drugs was provisionally released this Monday after going to court as a detainee for a crime against air safety due to the accident suffered in a place near the town of Robledo de Chavela (Madrid).
The judge attributes to him the commission of a possible crime against air safety, for which reason You will have to appear in court whenever it is required.
According to sources of the investigation, the pilot, aged 60, He was arrested at his home in Villanueva del Pardillo and he was placed at the disposal of a court of Móstoles, which was inhibited in favor of Court 3 of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. The arrest occurred after he failed a drug test for cocaine and methamphetamine.
This is a pilot who was part of the staff of the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT), under the Ministry of the Interioras confirmed by sources from this body, who add that they are awaiting the judicial investigation to adopt disciplinary measures.
The pilot was 60 years old and was uninjured in the accident, although he was transferred to the El Escorial hospital for observation. A 58-year-old camera operator was traveling with him in the DGT helicopter, who did suffer minor injuries, for which he was transferred to the Puerta de Hierro Hospital.
to the accident site Citizen Security agents attendedJudicial Police and the Commission for the Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents, dependent on the State Aviation Safety Agency.
Subsequently, Traffic officers also attended, at the request of the Judicial Police, to practice an alcohol and drug test on the pilot, testing positive for cocaine and methamphetamines. For this reason he was arrested and proceedings were initiated, passing this Monday to court.
