According to information reaching SMN News the public prosecutor was driving through Middle Region when he hit a car that had a couple inside of the vehicle. It is further understood that the prosecutor who holds the traffic portfolio did not stop at the scene of the accident but proceeded to drive towards his Oyster Pond home.
However, a team of police officers were not far away conducting their regular controls and they stopped the suspect and arrested him for running away from an accident scene. Reports are that the suspect identified as J.B.D was under the influence of alcohol at the time. SMN News learnt that the investigating officers did some visibility checks to see if in fact J.B.D was under the influence.
One of the tools that are not used in the Dutch system is the breathalyzer which would have been able to measure the exact level of alcohol that is in one's blood. Sources close to the investigation say the prosecutor was not able to stand on his one leg, a technique used by Dutch police to test ones sobriety. It is said the prosecutor has a medical condition which it is believed prevents him from standing on one leg. The reason given for running away from the accident scene was that the prosecutor was in fear thinking that the persons in the vehicle were about to rob him and this was the reason for his vehicle being hit.
In an invited comment Prosecutor Rienk Mud confirmed that J.B.D was arrested and released Saturday night after the accident. Mud said he does not have any information on the case since he is now waiting on the police report to determine whether or not his colleague would be charged. Asked if J.B.D would report to work pending the investigation, Mud said that is not his call and he simply does not know. Decisions such as that would have to be made by the Attorney general.
Mud made clear that the police treated the case like any other case. J.B.D he said was not given any special treatment because he is a prosecutor; he was arrested and released after he was interrogated.
