In Gomel, a drunk driver fell asleep at the wheel – other motorists helped stop his car

The incident, which almost led to an accident through the fault of a drunk driver, occurred in Gomel. Stop the offender helped indifferent witnesses, writes sb.by.

On Rechitsky Avenue, several motorists noticed that the man behind the wheel of Mitsubishi literally fell asleep. Fortunately, the car at this time was driving at a low speed, which allowed eyewitnesses to catch up with her and stop, at the same time report the incident to the traffic police.

At the wheel was a 33-year-old Gomel resident with obvious signs of alcohol intoxication. During the preparation of the protocol, he asked home, said that he is a father of many children and generally considers his right to drive even while drunk. The driver refused to undergo a medical examination.

- For this offense, the man was brought to administrative responsibility under part 2 of article 18.15 of the administrative code of the Republic of Belarus, – told about the consequences of the incident in the department of agitation and propaganda of the traffic police Department of the Gomel regional executive committee. He was fined two hundred base units (9,000 rubles) with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of five years. The car is placed in a guarded parking lot.

The traffic police thanked concerned citizens for their vigilance and urged those who witness inappropriate behavior of drivers on the road to immediately call 102. Gross traffic violations in the Kletsky district: a woman deprived of rights and fined