The incident occurred on the night of this Friday, September 22, 2023, on São Paulo Street, Cooperativa Rumiñahui, in the province of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas.
Local media reported that residents of the sector, witnesses to the accident, reported that it was a traffic agent from the Ecuadorian Transit Commission (CTE) who had crashed into a light pole.
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The accident occurred around 9:40 p.m., where according to the images you can see how a white car, where the agent was traveling while intoxicated, was destroyed.
Metro Ecuador contacted the Civil Transit Agency (ACT), who indicated that the incident corresponds to the Ecuadorian Transit Commission, which is in charge of state and perimeter roads.
Likewise, they are unaware of the incident; However, the pants that the uniformed man is wearing are from the CTE uniform, so it is possible to identify that he belongs to the institution.
Traffic Agent, supposedly from the CTE, while intoxicated crashed into a light pole in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas: his vehicle was destroyed. pic.twitter.com/gjE1XlmP4K
— Metro Ecuador (@MetroEcuador) September 23, 2023
At the moment, further details of the matter are unknown. However, the images showing the traffic officer and his destroyed vehicle have been published on social networks.
The CTE has the function of directing and controlling the operational activity of land transportation, transit and road safety services, in the state network and its national trunks and other territorial districts. that were assigned to it within the scope of its powers subject to the regulations issued by the National Transit Agency (ANT).