A breathalyzer test showed the driver had a blood alcohol level of 2.47 per mille. Patrol officers issued administrative citations to the offender for causing a traffic accident and driving under the influence.
In Mukachevo, an evening drive while heavily intoxicated ended in an accident. The driver of a passenger car lost control and crashed into a tree on the side of the road.
The traffic accident was reported to the Patrol Police Department in Zakarpattia Oblast.
Circumstances of the accident on Zatyshna Street
The accident occurred in the evening on Zatyshna Street:
- Cause of the collision: The driver of the Mercedes was inattentive, failed to monitor changes in road conditions, exceeded the safe speed limit, and lost control of the vehicle;
- Consequences of the impact: the out-of-control car veered off the roadway and crashed into a tree at high speed. The car sustained mechanical damage to the body.
Breathalyzer test: nearly 2.5 per mille in the blood
While checking his documents and speaking with him, the patrol officers immediately noticed clear signs of alcohol intoxication in the driver—a strong smell of alcohol, slurred speech, and impaired coordination.
The man agreed to undergo an on-site sobriety test using a Dräger device:
- the test result was 2.47 per mille alcohol;
- this level is more than 12 times the legal limit (0.2 per mille).
Administrative Liability
The patrol officers barred the offender from driving and issued two citations for administrative offenses:
- under Article 124 of the Code of Administrative Offenses—violation of traffic rules resulting in damage to vehicles;
- under Part 1 of Article 130 of the Code of Administrative Offenses—operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicating substances.
The case materials have been forwarded to court to determine the penalty, which provides for a fine of 17,000 hryvnias and a one-year suspension of the offender’s driving privileges.
Source: Patrol Police Department in Zakarpattia Oblast.
