More than 60 drivers in Olt lost their driving licenses this weekend, following actions carried out by the police to detect drivers who drive under the influence of alcohol or other psychoactive substances and those who do not respect the legal speed limit.
According to IPJ Olt, 385 contraventional sanctions were applied in the framework of the activities carried out, in a total amount of over 160,000 lei.
For the irregularities found in the road regime, as a complementary measure, the police detained 61 driving licenses, of which 36 were detained for exceeding the legal speed by more than 50 km/h, 10 for driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or other substances, and 15 for other traffic violations.
Also, 19 registration certificates were retained for driving vehicles with technical defects or for failure to fulfill legal obligations, and 8 traffic offenses were also found.
Driver with blood alcohol level of 1.14 mg/l
As part of the activities, on Saturday around 4:00 p.m., the policemen from the Balș City Police stopped a car driven by a 45-year-old man from the locality on Cireșului street, in the town of Balș.
Since the driver exuded alcoholic breath, the police proceeded to test him with the breathalyzer, which indicated a value of 1.14 mg/l of pure alcohol in the exhaled air.
“The man was taken to a hospital unit for the taking of biological samples, in order to accurately establish the alcohol level.
On his behalf, the police have drawn up a criminal file under the aspect of committing the crime of driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or other substances”. transmit IPJ Olt.
