A drunk and drugged young man caused an accident and was stopped driving on the Arad – Lugoj highway, inform the law enforcement officers.
According to information given to the public, “on May 9th, the police officers of the A1 Deva – Nădlac Highway Office were alerted to the fact that at the A1 road junction with the A6, km 458, there had been a road accident resulting in material damage, the driver of the car continuing his traveling on the A6 towards the municipality of Lugoj. Taking into account what was reported, the police immediately went to the scene, and after the checks they managed to stop and identify the driver of the car, namely a young man, aged 27. The young man was stopped at the exit from the A6 towards the Lugoj belt”.
It should be noted that “after testing it with the breathalyzer, it resulted in a value of 0.59 mg/l pure alcohol in exhaled air. 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 police have drawn up, in the case, 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.
