In Minsk, a drunk driver tried to escape from the traffic police

July 23, MINSK . In Minsk, a drunk driver tried to escape from the traffic police, but was detained. BelTA was informed about this by the UGAI GUVD of the Minsk City Executive Committee.

The night before, the attention of the employees of the special unit for ensuring road safety of the traffic police of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the Minsk City Executive Committee was attracted by a Kia car. His driver, while driving along Chervyakova Street in the direction of Kakhovskaya Street, in violation of the traffic rules, overtook closer than 50 m to a pedestrian crossing. The traffic police gave the driver a signal to stop, but he did not obey the lawful demands of the police and continued to move. The pursuit began. A few minutes later, the car was stopped on Chervyakova Street. Behind the wheel was a 35-year-old driver with obvious signsALCOHOL intoxication . He was taken for examination, the results of which revealed 0.59 ppm of alcohol.

In relation to the drunk driver, administrative materials have been drawn up. The car was placed in a guarded parking lot, the driver was taken to the territorial internal affairs body.

The State traffic inspectorate reminds drivers that it is unacceptable to drive vehicles after drinking alcohol and can cause injury and death. "Dear road users, if you see a drunk driver getting behind the wheel , report it by phone 102. Perhaps it is your call that will prevent the tragedy," the traffic police added.