Álex Sola is facing possible legal and club consequences after a road crash in Almeria left him with a positive alcohol test and reports of an attempt to leave the scene. Estadio Deportivo said the crash happened at 07:20 on Avenida Nuestra Señora de Montserrat, near a roundabout close to a petrol station, heading towards Murcia. The club, Almeria, has not announced a public sanction yet, but internal disciplinary proceedings are expected.
The crash and the alcohol test
Estadio Deportivo reported that Sola crashed into several parked vehicles and later tested positive. A Bola says the reading was 0.76 milligrams of alcohol per liter of exhaled air, above the legal limit of 0.60 mg/l. That puts the reported margin at 0.16 mg/l, and the possible punishment is not light, with A Bola reporting prison sentences of three to six months, fines of six to twelve months or community service between 31 and 90 days, plus a driving ban of one to four years.
The disputed detail is what happened immediately after the crash. Estadio Deportivo quoted the scene as, “what was surprising was seeing how Álex Sola stopped to take something from inside it and ran away.” A Bola’s account also says he fled, while the route described after the accident differs between the two reports.
Almeria's repeat problem
This is not the first awkward disciplinary story Almeria has had to manage. A Bola says the incident comes about ten months after the Aridane Hernández case, and Estadio Deportivo reported that Hernández crashed his Porsche Cayenne into three cars in the La Vega de Acá neighbourhood.
The club now has a familiar mess on its hands, with the football side pushed aside by police and court consequences. Sola is expected to face a summary trial, and the club has yet to say anything publicly about a formal sanction.
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