Tested drunk twice the same night, a motorist convicted in Quimper

Illustration of the Rennes tribunal de grande instance, within the Cité juridique.

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A man was tried Monday before the criminal court of Quimper (Finistère) for driving while intoxicated, reports

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The facts took place on the night of April 7 to 8 during the confinement period.

Without any proof, the individual had been tested while driving his vehicle with an alcohol level close to two grams per liter of blood.

The police then forbade him to get back behind the wheel.

But a little later, they noticed that the vehicle had disappeared.

After having spotted it, a chase was then engaged.

The police had finally managed to get their hands on the driver for the second time that evening.

Arrested in front of his home, this time he displayed an alcohol level of 1.90 grams per liter of blood.

He wanted to prevent his vehicle from ending up at the impound

At the bar, the lawyer explained that her client wanted at all costs to prevent his vehicle from impounding.

The individual was ultimately fined 900 euros.

His driver's license was also canceled for a year.

When he passes it again, he will also have to install an immobilizer alcohol test device, specifies the daily.

Society

Summoned to the gendarmerie, he arrives by car with 2 grams of alcohol in his blood

Miscellaneous

He steals his blood vials to avoid drunk driving prosecution

• Drunkenness

• Quimper

• Justice

• Alcohol