Truck drags car for several meters on Dutra, in São José dos Campos The driver of the truck that dragged the car of an 83-year-old woman on Rodovia Presidente Dutra, in São José dos Campos (SP), was questioned by the Civil Police and released this Monday (6). According to police chief Thiago Amaral, the man will be released for the crime of fleeing the scene of the accident. According to the police chief, the driver spontaneously appeared at the 5th Police District of São José dos Campos, accompanied by a lawyer. As he was not caught in the act, he was interrogated and released. Read also: 83-year-old elderly woman says she grabbed the rosary and prayed while the car was dragged by a trailer in Dutra: 'I came out shaking' Elderly woman says she grabbed the rosary and prayed while the car was dragged by a trailer in Dutra Testimony, the investigator confirmed that he was driving the truck at the time of the accident. According to the Civil Police, he stated that he did not see the victim's car because the vehicle was in a blind spot of the truck. He also said that he only noticed the collision after being warned by employees of the concessionaire, who were carrying out work on the highway. According to the statement, the driver said he stopped the truck and was informed that the driver was fine. As there was no shoulder or other safe place to park the vehicle on that stretch of Dutra, he stated that he went to a gas station located on the marginal road, where he waited for the victim for around two hours. When she didn't show up, she said she continued her journey and reported the incident to the company responsible for the truck. The Civil Police reported that investigations continue. According to the corporation, the truck's tachograph records and other technical information will be analyzed to verify the dynamics of the accident and confirm the version presented by the driver. g1 tries to locate the defense of the driver being investigated. Elderly woman who had her car dragged by a truck in Dutra says she held rosary: ??'I prayed a lot' Bruna Capasciutti/Tv Vanguarda Truck was located in Taubaté The truck involved in the accident was located by the Federal Highway Police (PRF) on the night of July 1st, in Taubaté. The vehicle was found at around 11pm, at km 117 of Via Dutra, after being monitored while traveling along Rodovia Carvalho Pinto. The police officers waited for the truck to access Dutra to carry out the approach. At the time, the man driving the truck informed the police that he had only taken over driving the vehicle at around 8pm, hours after the accident. He stated that he found out about the incident through the press and denied having participated in the collision. According to the PRF, documents and records found during the approach indicated that another driver was driving the truck at the time of the accident. The vehicle was sent to the Civil Police for examination, which found traces compatible with the collision. Infographic shows location where car was dragged by truck in Dutra. Arte/g1 Remember the case The accident happened around 10:30 am on July 1st, at km 145 of Via Dutra, towards São Paulo, in São José dos Campos. Images recorded by drivers show the moment when the car driven by an 83-year-old retiree gets stuck to the side of the truck and is dragged for several meters. The driver was not injured. In an interview with Rede Vanguarda, she said she grabbed a rosary and prayed while the car was being dragged. The truck driver left the scene after the collision without providing assistance to the victim and was identified by the police on June 2. The case began to be investigated by the Civil Police as an escape from the scene of the accident, a crime provided for in article 305 of the Brazilian Traffic Code. Photo 1: Maria Auxiliadora told us about the accident. Photo 2: car being dragged. Photo 1: Reproduction/Rede Vanguarda. Photo 2: Life Informa See more news from Vale do Paraíba and the Bragantina region