{"id":7608,"date":"2026-11-09T23:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T21:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/2026\/11\/09\/12-times-the-legal-limit-in-mukachevo-a-drunk-driver-in-a-mercedes-crashed-into-a-tree-on-zatyshna-street\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T14:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T12:17:29","slug":"12-times-the-legal-limit-in-mukachevo-a-drunk-driver-in-a-mercedes-crashed-into-a-tree-on-zatyshna-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/2026\/11\/09\/12-times-the-legal-limit-in-mukachevo-a-drunk-driver-in-a-mercedes-crashed-into-a-tree-on-zatyshna-street\/","title":{"rendered":"12 times the legal limit: In Mukachevo, a drunk driver in a Mercedes crashed into a tree on Zatyshna Street"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The traffic accident was reported to the Patrol Police Department in Zakarpattia Oblast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Circumstances of the accident on Zatyshna Street<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The accident occurred in the evening on Zatyshna Street:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cause of the collision:<\/strong> 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;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Consequences of the impact:<\/strong> 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breathalyzer test: nearly 2.5 per mille in the blood<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While checking his documents and speaking with him, the patrol officers immediately noticed clear signs of alcohol intoxication in the driver\u2014a strong smell of alcohol, slurred speech, and impaired coordination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The man agreed to undergo an on-site sobriety test using a Dr\u00e4ger device:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the test result was <strong>2.47 per mille<\/strong> alcohol;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>this level <strong>is<\/strong> more than <strong>12 times<\/strong> the legal limit (0.2 per mille).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Administrative Liability<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The patrol officers barred the offender from driving and issued two citations for administrative offenses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>under Article 124 of the Code of Administrative Offenses<\/strong>\u2014violation of traffic rules resulting in damage to vehicles;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>under Part 1 of Article 130 of the Code of Administrative Offenses<\/strong>\u2014operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicating substances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\u2019s driving privileges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/patrolpolice.gov.ua\/contact\/upravlinnya-patrulnoyi-politsiyi-u-mm-uzhgorodi-ta-mukachevi\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/patrolpolice.gov.ua\/contact\/upravlinnya-patrulnoyi-politsiyi-u-mm-uzhgorodi-ta-mukachevi\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Patrol Police Department in Zakarpattia Oblast.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-id=\"7605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/896297943_1169657392667520_8937568788257254867_n-1024x767.webp\" alt=\"12 times the legal limit: In Mukachevo, a drunk driver in a Mercedes crashed into a tree on Zatyshna Street\" class=\"wp-image-7605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/896297943_1169657392667520_8937568788257254867_n-1024x767.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/896297943_1169657392667520_8937568788257254867_n-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/896297943_1169657392667520_8937568788257254867_n-767x575.webp 767w, https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/896297943_1169657392667520_8937568788257254867_n.webp 1440w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-id=\"7606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/899272107_1169657396000853_2148970385176539122_n-1024x767.webp\" alt=\"12 times the legal limit: In Mukachevo, a drunk driver in a Mercedes crashed into a tree on Zatyshna Street\u2014photo 2\" class=\"wp-image-7606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/899272107_1169657396000853_2148970385176539122_n-1024x767.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/899272107_1169657396000853_2148970385176539122_n-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/899272107_1169657396000853_2148970385176539122_n-767x575.webp 767w, https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/899272107_1169657396000853_2148970385176539122_n.webp 1281w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A breathalyzer test showed the driver had a blood alcohol level of 2.47 per mille. 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