A 37-year-old driver tried to enter the S7 expressway against traffic. Near Jędrzejów (Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship) it hit an energy-absorbing barrier. When the police stopped him, it turned out that the man was completely drunk. He had 2.5 per mille of alcohol in his body.
The local police received information about a blue Honda that may be traveling along the S7 route towards Skarżysko (Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship) from officers from the Jędrzejów police station on Wednesday at 11 a.m. The notification showed that the driver was responsible for a road collision – he hit an energy-absorbing barrier near Jędrzejów. and drove away from the scene.
Police: he bought alcohol at the station
Additional traffic patrols were sent to S7. In the meantime, the dispatcher received a report that the driver of a damaged Honda tried to drive the wrong way onto an expressway in the town of Wystawa in the commune of Łączna.
– He was prevented from making this maneuver by road transport inspection officers present at the scene. Police officers from the Skarżysko traffic police breathalyzer tested a 37-year-old resident of Radom, who was sitting behind the wheel of a Honda. He was completely drunk. He had 2.5 per mille of alcohol in his body – said the subordinate. Jarosław Gwóźdź, press officer of the Skarżysko police.
The man hit an energy-absorbing barrierŚwiętokrzyska police
Moreover, the officers found that the driver had bought the so-called monkey and drank just before continuing his journey. The man was taken to the police station, and the damaged car was picked up by a friend of the 37-year-old.
The man lost his driving license and ultimately faces two years in prison, a high fine and a driving ban.
Main photo source: Świętokrzyska police