Instead of stopping for inspection, he started running away. Two policemen from Konin chased the 44-year-old driver and fell into a ditch. They left the police car on their own and were transported to the hospital.
The Municipal Police Headquarters in Konin announced that the incident took place on Tuesday morning, after 6 a.m. At that time, police officers were carrying out activities in Konin as part of the “Zero Tolerance – Sobriety” campaign. They tried to check the Toyota driver near SulaÅ„ska Street. The 44-year-old did not intend to submit to inspection. He didn't stop, he just started running away.
The police car fell into a ditch
Two officers started chasing the 44-year-old man. During the incident, the police car they were driving ran off the road and into a ditch. – The policemen were taken to hospital by the emergency medical team. They are undergoing diagnostics. They got out of the vehicle on their own, said Asst. Maria Baranowska from the press office of the Municipal Police Headquarters in Konin. The 44-year-old Toyota driver abandoned his car on ul. Hutnicza. After several minutes he was arrested. It turned out that he was drunk, he had 0.7 per mille of alcohol in his body. His fate will be decided by the court. He faces up to three years in prison for driving under the influence of alcohol. The police will still determine the classification of his other acts. Two policemen were taken to hospital.
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