Esperanza Aguirre (President of the ruling party Partido Popular) hits Police traffic motorcycle then flees the scene.

Esperanza Aguirre, ex President of the Community of Madrid and current President of Spains' ruling party (Partido Popular) made the news this week after receiving a parking fine. This however, wasn't the news that made the headlines. Esperanza Aguirre was fined on the spot after illegally parking her car in the bus, taxi and motorcycle lane in Madrid's Gran Via and according to the Municipal Police at the scene, fled the scene before being handed the ticket and in the process knocked over a police motorbike which had been parked next to her car during the incident.

Esperanza Aguirre had left her car illegally parked in the bus and taxi lane in Madrid's ultra busy Gran Via road to use a cash machine. When the Municipal Police saw the event and offered the fine for her illegally parked car she showed her documents and identification only to flee the scene without accepting the parking fault. In the process she allegedly knocked over a police motorcycle.

Witnesses at the scene confirmed the police reports that she had refused to get back out from her car and that even after one officer placed both hands on the front of her car telling her to stop, she put her car in reverse, hit a police motorcycle and sped off from the scene.

Esperanza Aguirre allegedly drove home with the police giving chase, ignoring officers telling her to pull over and stop her vehicle and was finally caught up with by several Police officers outside her home. Once the Police caught up to her home address they were met with 2 Guardia Civil officers who she allegedly sent outside to deal with the situation.

According to police sources, the fine for the illegal parking only involved the payment of 200 euros, but the seriousness of the matter was the flee. "This is a clear disobedience to the authority and therefore will be reported, as would any other citizen." a police union spokesman added.

In a following phone interview with Jesús Cintora on Canal Cuatro TV, Aguirre said she was “just a minute at the cash machine” and that she gave the traffic wardens her identity documents at the scene. During a nervous telephone interview with Jesús Cintora in which she repeatedly hung up her phone, Esperanza Aguirre insisted that: “I’m not going to argue about the police report.  If you are interested in my version, I will give it to you”, and “what the local police says is false. ”. Esperanza Aguirre went on to slate the police claiming they're "Arrogant and sexist".

The original fine of €200 could now be substantially raised for other offences towards & against the police authority.
Commenting on the matter afterwards, Madrid Mayor Ana Botella said "The law is the same for everyone,"