A drunk driver caused an accident on the A1 motorway. The surprise of the policemen

A drunk driver caused an accident on the A1 highway, in Timiș. The surprise of the police

The police officers of the A1 Deva – Nădlac Highway Office were informed, on Thursday, about the fact that at the A1 road junction with the A6, km 458, there was a road accident resulting in material damage, the driver of the car continuing his journey on the A6 towards the municipality Lugoj.

Taking into account what was reported, the police immediately went to the scene, and following the checks they managed to stop and identify the driver of the car, namely a young man, aged 27. It was blocked at the exit from the A6 towards the Lugoj ring road.

“After testing with the breathalyzer device, a value of 0.59 mg/l of pure alcohol in the exhaled air resulted.

Also, following the testing with the equipment of the young man, indications emerged regarding the possible presence of psychoactive substances.

We note that this is not evidence in the criminal case, the young man being taken to a hospital unit, for the collection of biological samples, in order to accurately establish the consumption of prohibited substances.

At the same time, following the control inside the car driven by the young man, a bag containing plant substances likely to produce psychoactive effects was found.

They were picked up and sealed, being forwarded to the Timișoara Organized Crime Brigade for further investigations,” the Highway Police reported.

In the case, the police have drawn up a criminal file under the aspect of committing the crimes of driving a vehicle under the influence of alcoholic beverages, _driving a vehicle under the influence of psychoactive substances, as well as “possession of drugs for consumption”.

Following the probationary period administered in the case, the young man was detained for a period of 24 hours and was placed in the Detention and Preventive Arrest Center in Caraș-Severin.