“I was waiting for help”: after causing an accident, a reckless driver claims to have drunk 14 beers before the police arrived

L’homme attendant les forces de l’ordre en buvant des bières. Illustration Envato

Il était jugé ce mercredi 8 janvier pour des faits remontant au 17 décembre. L’homme avait provoqué un accident pour une conduite en état d’ivresse. Il nie avoir été ivre lorsqu’il conduisait expliquant avoir bu en attendant les secours.

He was presented this Wednesday, January 8, at the criminal court of Quimper, in Finistère, for having caused an accident while he was intoxicated. The accident took place on December 17, 2023 in the town of Kerlaz, in Brittany according to information from Parisien. The police arrived at the scene of the accident, the damage of which was only material, around 5 a.m.

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“I drank 14 beers, almost a whole pack”

Once on scene, the police noticed that the 32-year-old man was in the passenger compartment of his vehicle, drinking a beer. The firefighters, who had arrived a little earlier, explained that he was already drinking when they intervened. “Well yes, I was waiting for help. A lot of time passed between the accident and their intervention. So, I drank 14 beers, almost a whole pack”, explained the driver.

Once stopped by the police and subjected to a positive saliva test, the man also refused to get into the car for one reason: he could not smoke in the vehicle. Calmed down by his girlfriend, he finally got back into the vehicle, giving the police officers the finger.

An arrival at the police station that is always eventful

Once he arrived, the man also urinated in the courtyard of the police station. He was unable to blow into the breathalyzer to determine his blood alcohol level precisely. During the hearing, he again confirmed that he had drunk the 14 beers after the accident. Finally, since his blood alcohol level had not been confirmed by the breathalyzer and he claimed to have drunk after the accident, he was only sentenced to take an awareness course and to pay compensation to the victims and the police officers.