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В Порту-Алегри, на юге Бразилии, случилось одно из самых громких ДТП с участием велосипедстов в истории. Водитель на большой скорости проезал сквозь участников движения на велосипедах более чем с 100 человек.
Сорок из них получили травмы различной степени тяжести и были доставлены в болницу. К счастью, все остались живы, а вот сам нарушитель с места ДТП скрылся.
Однако, из-за многочисленности свидетелей, виновника проишествия быстро нашли и вскоре он уже сидел в участке.Во время допроса он заявил, что велосипедисты начали барабанить по стеклам и окружили его машину . По этому он запаниковал и поспешил выехать из колонны давя при этом людей.
Следователи, несмотря на слезные доводы,ему не поверили и теперь хотят выдвинуть ему обвинение в попытке преднамеренного убийства.
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The police tracked the man suspected of being the driver, Ricardo José Neis, 47, to a private psychiatric clinic that he checked himself into on Tuesday. On Wednesday he was placed under detention there on suspicion of deliberately driving into the riders.
The city’s police chief, Rodrigo Pohlmann Garcia, said he expected Mr. Neis to be moved to a prison in the next few days.
“We found him in a hospital last night, and doctors told me he was emotionally unstable and suicidal, so we are keeping him in a psychiatric institution for the time being,” Mr. Garcia said.
The police chief said that Mr. Neis admitted to having some contact with the riders: he told the police that cyclists were scratching his car while he waited for them to ride by.
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In the meantime, Ricardo José Neis, the man who drove into the group of cyclists, is currently in custody and facing 17 charges of attempted murder. One of the cyclists hit by Neis is Renato Soprana Pecoits, a 49-year-old businessman who lost a leg in a motorcycle accident when he was 27. He is able to pedal a bike thanks to a prosthetic leg, and continues riding today.
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Close to two months have now passed since this incident occurred. Ricardo José Neis was indicted on 17 counts of attempted murder on March 18th, and was incarcerated on March 31st while he awaits trial.
On April 8th, Neis was granted habeas corpus and was released from prison. His habeas corpus status was granted due to the fact that there was no evidence that Neis had threatened witnesses or victims or destroyed evidence, so holding him behind bars would violate Brazil’s principles of presumption of innocence.
On Sunday, Ricardo Neis gave an exclusive interview to Fantástico News where he talked nervously about what was going on in his mind when he plowed his Volkswagen through a group of more than a hundred men, women and children.
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Translated Fantástico News Interview of Ricardo José Neis
Fantástico: What happened that day?
Neis: That day, I was bringing my son to his mother’s house. It was a Friday and he had spent the entire night with me. He was going to spend the weekend with her. They [Critical Mass] blocked traffic and took over the street there. I stopped the car and some of them threw themselves on top of the hood; others threw a few punches there, right? I became extremely nervous, my son too, so I tried to pacify the situation. I rolled down the window and told them that they didn’t need to do it in that way, because there was room for everyone on the road. When I passed, I saw that they were enraged. So, at that point, they really started attacking the car. They broke the mirror and hit the car hard several times. At that point, my kid and I began to panic and I tried to flee.
Fantástico: But you could not have taken a right or gone down another street, and avoided running over someone?
Neis: If I knew that the attack would get worse, I could have done that before. I acted instinctively and my intention was to get out of there.
Fantástico: But were you angry at that moment?
Neis: No, I was panicking. I was scared. I was afraid.
Fantástico: You could not have avoided the mass trampling?
Neis: If I could have predicted what would happen. If I could have prevented the attack. But I would need to have a crystal ball.
Fantástico: Would it not have been better to stop the car and ask a police officer for help, trying to divert the situation?
Neis: How? There would be no time, none.
Fantástico: But you could have killed a cyclist…
Neis: I acted impulsively.
Fantástico: Did you act out of revenge?
Neis: Absolutely not. I acted on the instinct to escape. You must agree with me that you cannot have a demonstration, or a march in the middle of traffic, right? I think it’s not appropriate.
Fantástico: Do you feel like a monster in traffic?
Neis: No, no…
Fantástico: Are you a calm driver?
Neis: Yes, yes, of course. I react according to the situation. Eventually, of course, I’ve received tickets, but nothing out of the ordinary.
Fantástico: Do you feel any remorse?
Neis: Of course I have thought a lot about it. Of course what you’re asking me, I ask myself often: Did I evaluate the situation correctly at the time? I really think so.
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The driver, 47-year old Ricardo José Neis, who works for the Brazilian central bank, has been arrested and placed under psychiatric care. He is being charged with attempted murder. Neis's lawyer told the Brazilian newspaper Zero Hora that he felt threatened by the bikers and acted in self defense.
Mr Neis has been a free man since April 8, but rather than keep his head down about the incident, he has been talking to the Brazilian media about that night and trying to justify his act of madness.
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