On the evening of Tuesday, February 25, an accident occurred in Dnipro on Panikakha Street. A driver of a Ford vehicle collided with an electric pole. It turned out that the driver was intoxicated. This was reported by "Vidomo" citing the Patrol Police of Dnipropetrovsk Region.
The caller informed the police that he observed the driver behaving erratically while driving – constantly changing lanes and ultimately hitting the curb and crashing into a utility pole. Fortunately, he was unharmed and declined to go to a medical facility.
During their interaction with the Ford driver, the inspectors noticed signs of alcohol intoxication. The individual underwent testing using a Drager device, revealing a blood alcohol content of 2.14 promille.
The driver was issued protocols under Article 124 (Violation of traffic rules leading to damage to vehicles) and part 1 of Article 130 (Driving under the influence) of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses.
The vehicle was towed to a temporary storage facility.