Drunk at the wheel, he announces to the gendarmes that it is not his first time

A man was tried on Monday before the criminal court of Digne-les-Bains (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) for drunk driving.

The facts date back to October 12, 2021, reports  

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That day, the mayor of Fontienne called the gendarmes to inform them of the presence of an alcoholic motorist, with dangerous behavior, in his town.

“Hello, I am in a state of recidivism!

“, immediately declared the driver in question when the soldiers arrested him.

His driver's license canceled

Indeed, the man had 1.4 g of alcohol per liter of blood at the time of his arrest – and this was not a first for him.

The man was still under probation for domestic violence committed under the influence of alcohol and narcotics.

"I'm an alcoholic, it's my drug, justified the defendant at the hearing.

But I stopped, I can present biological analyzes which prove it.

The court sentenced him to a six-month suspended sentence and the cancellation of his driving license but did not confiscate his vehicle.

Young license in hand, he is controlled at 149 km / h on a departmental

Drunk and without a license, he is checked twice two hours apart

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