A 30-year-old BMW driver was driving at a speed of 129 km/h in a built-up area. It turned out that he had ten driving bans, three of them were active.
Last Sunday, November 17, at 8 a.m. in Bielany-Jarosławy, the attention of police officers from Sokołów Podlaski was drawn to a BMW driver.
“He was driving at a speed of 129 kilometers per hour in a built-up area. The officer gave an order to stop, but the man ignored the sign and started running away,” said Junior Asp Aleksandra Siemieniuk from the District Police Headquarters in Sokołów Podlaski in a statement.
The drunk man reported to the police station
The policeman gave chase to the BMW. At one point, the car stopped and two men ran out and started to run away on foot. A 37-year-old passenger of the BMW, a resident of the Węgrów district, was detained.
The police took intensive action to arrest the second man. “After a few hours, a 30-year-old resident of the Węgrów district reported to the Sokołów police station. He had a per mille of alcohol in his body,” Siemieniuk said. Both men were taken to a police cell.
She added that the collected evidence showed that the 30-year-old was behind the wheel of the BMW.
“He had 10 driving bans issued”
“To make matters worse, he was driving despite another court ban. As it turned out, the man had already been convicted several times for driving under the influence of alcohol, and even for causing a road accident. In total, he had 10 driving bans issued,” the policewoman emphasized.
The 30-year-old was charged. A man may be sentenced to up to five years in prison for committing a misdemeanor or crime.
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