On Monday morning, December 29th, Attica Odos was detained 21 year old driverwho was driving the car intoxicated and tried to escape after a police check.
The incident occurred in the area Metamorphosi. During traffic control, a young man passed breathalyzerthe results of which revealed that he was under the influence of alcohol.
When the verification procedure was completed and it became clear what would follow forced stop and akinization of the carthe driver decided to try to escape.
Having sharply picked up speed, he left the inspection site, performing dangerous maneuversthereby directly jeopardizing both your own safety and the safety of other road users.
Despite the attempt to escape, the car was stopped by police After a short time, the driver was detained.
A criminal case has been initiated against a 21-year-old man under articles dangerous driving, driving while intoxicatedas well as for violations related to maneuvers and requirements to stop the vehicle.
At the same time, they applied administrative measures: fine of 1,065 euros, driver’s license suspended for 90 days And vehicle akinization.
The detainee was taken to competent prosecutor for further proceedings.
Editorial comment
From a legal point of view, such violations in Greece have clearly defined consequences and are not reduced to one fine.
For driving while intoxicated administrative sanctions are provided: fine, temporary revocation of driver’s license And removing license plates from a vehicle. In this case, the basic package of sanctions provided for by the Traffic Code was applied.
Attempt to escape from police control And dangerous driving transfer the case to the criminal plane. These actions are qualified separately and form criminal proceedingsregardless of administrative fines.
In criminal proceedings, the court may order additional deprivation of rightsmonetary penalties or other penalties, depending on the assessment of the degree of danger of the driver’s maneuvers and behavior.
It is important that administrative and criminal sanctions do not replace each otherbut are applied in parallel. The final amount of punishment is determined by the court after transferring the materials to the prosecutor.
The absence of accidents and injuries only affects the severity of the punishment, but does not exempt from liability for the totality of recorded violations.
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