Partner of Northern Irish murder suspect investigated after fatal crash in El Campello

Madison V., the 20-year-old British woman driving the BMW, is being investigated following a collision that killed a 54-year-old man

A 54-year-old British man has died following a traffic accident on the A-70 in El Campello. The crash occurred on Friday evening, January 16, at around 7pm, near kilometre 1.1 of the motorway heading towards Valencia, just past the Sant Joan tunnel.

A BMW collided from behind with a Nissan Qashqai carrying four British passengers, causing the smaller vehicle to leave the carriageway and strike the central barrier. One of the passengers, a 54-year-old man who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. The other three passengers escaped unharmed, as did the driver of the BMW and her passenger. Emergency services attended promptly, but were unable to save the man.

The driver of the BMW, a 20-year-old British woman known as Madison V, tested negative for alcohol and drugs. She has been placed under investigation for alleged reckless homicide (homicidio imprudente), while authorities continue to examine the circumstances of the collision, including how the vehicles were travelling and the conditions on the motorway at the time.

The case has attracted particular attention locally due to the people involved. The woman is the partner of a Northern Irish man who is under investigation in a separate case relating to the fatal shooting of John George in Rojales in December 2024; he was later released on bail.

The woman has previously been detained in unrelated incidents. In September, she was arrested during a traffic stop in Torrevieja with almost a kilogram of methamphetamine, and in December she was detained in Orihuela Costa after authorities discovered two loaded firearms in a vehicle she was in. In both cases, she was released on bail.

The ongoing investigation into the El Campello collision is examining all details of the crash, including vehicle positions, speed and witness statements, as authorities work to clarify exactly how the accident occurred.

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