On Friday before noon, there was a serious accident on national road number 79. In the town of Kociołki near Kozienice (Masovian Voivodeship), the driver of the Ford drove into a ditch. The 32-year-old driver and his 20-year-old passenger were taken to hospital. According to the police, the man should not have been behind the wheel. He was drunk and had a driving ban for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Police spokeswoman in Kozienice, Commissioner Ilona Tarczyńska, said that the 20-year-old passenger of the vehicle suffered serious injuries in the accident and was immediately taken to hospital. The driver of the vehicle was also transported to a medical facility. – A breathalyzer test showed that the 32-year-old was under the influence of alcohol. The man had two permille in his exhaled air, she said.
He has an active driving ban
Additionally, the police found out that the man was has an active driving ban imposed for previously driving under the influence of alcohol in 2022.
The police are carrying out activities aimed at explaining the circumstances and course of the incident. Traffic on the section of national road number 79 in Kociołki was diverted and services were on site.
This is another case of a driver who disregards court decisions and gets behind the wheel of a car. In recent days, we have reported on tvnwarszawa.pl about an accident at the Tibet roundabout. It turned out that the driver suspected of hitting a man at a pedestrian crossing was Tomasz U. He was driving a bus four years ago line 186, which fell from the viaduct on the Grota-Roweckiego Bridge. The prosecutor's office announced that in connection with this case, a verdict was passed against the man in the District Court in Warsaw, which is not final. The verdict was handed down on November 22, 2022. The accused was then found guilty of unintentionally causing a land traffic disaster and was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment, a lifelong driving ban and fines in the total amount of PLN 260,000. However, the verdict was appealed by the defense lawyers and the prosecutor, who appealed against the accused. To date, no date has been set for the appeal hearing.
It also turned out that U. had a driving ban. This is a ban that was imposed by the District Court in Piaseczno this year in July. The judgment became final on August 23, 2024.
Main photo source: KPP in Kozienice