Gumball crash in Macedonia - What we know!

Posted Thursday, May 3rd 2007

Gumballers Matthew McConville & Nick Morley were arrested for a hit-and-run accident close to Struga, Macedonia.

Nick Morley has been detained for 30 days pending an investigation.

According to Macedonian officials - the police, and more specifically, the spokesperson of the Macedonian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the accident occured when the TechArt Porsche 997 driven by Morley & McConville started moving on the wrong side of the road and collided with a Golf. Passengers in the Golf were a husband and wife - Vladimir & Margit Chepunyoski. Vladimir - 67 - succumbed to his injuries and died on the way to the hospital. His wife, Margit is still in hospital and said to be in critical condition.

Macedonian authorities have also confirmed that Morley & McConville tried to escape the scene of the accident in a BMW with Russian plates. After tips from bystanders and witnesses, they were arrested at the Macedonian-Albanian border. Morley has been charged with “heavy violation of traffic safety” and “failure to provide help to an injured person”.

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