Drunk driver from Medzevo passed railway crossing on red, breathalysed at 2.04 per mille
Fifty-year-old František F. from Medzevo drove after consuming half a litre of vodka. Police stopped him after he passed through a railway crossing without stopping.
Driver under the influence of alcohol ignored railway crossing near Moldava nad Bodvou
Fifty-year-old František F. from Medzevo appeared before court overnight from Wednesday to Thursday after driving under the influence in Košice-surrounding district. As Korzár reported, police officers spotted him at an unmanned railway crossing on the road from the village of Hatiny to Moldava nad Bodvou — the driver did not comply with the "Stop, give way" sign and passed through the crossing without stopping.
A patrol car travelling in the opposite direction turned around and stopped František F. approximately 400 metres further on with the use of flashing lights. A breath test showed a value of 0.98 mg/l, which corresponds to 2.04 per mille — a high level of intoxication that exceeds the boundary between a misdemeanour and a criminal offence.
The man from Medzevo ended up in police custody and was charged with the crime of driving under the influence of an addictive substance. This criminal offence carried a threat of one year's imprisonment and a driving ban of up to ten years.
After sobering up during questioning, he stated that he had been drinking alone at home — the reason was grief following a death in the family. From late afternoon until midnight on Wednesday he consumed approximately half a litre of vodka and subsequently got into his Škoda Octavia in order to, as he himself said, "clear his head".
His freedom was to be decided on Thursday by Košice City Court.
Source: Korzár