Alcohol was not a factor in a crash at Alamagoto during the weekend involving a Police vehicle.
That’s what the Assistant Police Commissioner, Fauono Talalelei Tapu, said yesterday.
“The vehicle overtook a car that was in front of it and ended up rolling over,” he explained. “The two officers were taken to the hospital to get treatment for minor injuries while others in the vehicle went on to Moamoa.”
Fauono conceded that concerned members of the public who reported the incident claimed that alcohol was involved.
“But after the officers were tested at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital, no traces of alcohol were found,” said Fauono.
“The road was slippery because there was some rain that day.”
Further, the Assistant Commissioner said the vehicle was speeding in response to a call from a family who needed help in the area.
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About beer bottles found inside the car, Fauono said the bottles were from a case the Police had been called to investigate earlier that day.
“I think they were mostly tired,” he added.
A businesswoman, Ana Simpson, of Alamagoto, said her customers were very lucky no one was injured when the vehicle crashed next to her shop.
“I am not sure what caused the accident because I was inside my shop at the time,” she said.
“But the car was coming from Apia heading to Tuana’imato.”
For her, all she wants is for the Police to fix her gate that was smashed as a result of the crash.
Told about this, Fauono said the family is welcome to ask for monetary compensation.
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