VASCO, Sept. 6 -- The investigation into the horrific Sancoale Mercedes crash has taken a shocking turn. Police records have revealed that the accused driver, Vidhyadhar alias Vipul Prabhu, had been released from police custody for a separate, alcohol-fuelled assault on his own parents, just days before the fatal collision.

Prabhu (32), the son of a prominent builder, is currently in Verna Police custody. He faces severe criminal charges after his speeding luxury vehicle slammed into a motorcycle on Friday, dragging the rider, Ashok Kumar Chauhan (38) underneath the car for 2.5 kilometres until both vehicles burst into flames. Chauhan was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital.

A Vasco court remanded Prabhu to two days of police cus...