A police officer off duty crashed into a ditch in Veliko Trojstv, in the street of Braće Radić, in an accident that occurred around 20:15. No injuries were reported in the traffic accident.
According to established facts, the driver was not driving in the centre of the marked lane, with the right front wheel brushing against the gravel verge by the side of the road. The vehicle he was driving did not have a valid roadworthiness certificate.
Alcohol testing revealed a concentration of 1.85 g/kg. The police officer faces a prosecution proposal for the offences committed under the Road Safety Act. Following the determination of all relevant facts and circumstances of the incident, further measures will be taken by the Poljoprirodna uprava Bjelovar-Bilogora.
In a separate incident, police on Saturday evening stopped a 29-year-old driver who had committed several serious traffic offences. On Saturday, 26 September, at around 20:50, police officers from the Čakovec Police Station stopped a 29-year-old driver of a car with Čakovec registration plates. The driver did not respond to the police signals, and the police gave sound and light signals from the service vehicle to stop him.
The inspection revealed that he was driving a motor vehicle before obtaining the right to drive it independently. The police also confirmed that he was driving under the influence of alcohol, with a blood alcohol level of 1.08 per cent. He was transporting a child in the vehicle who was not properly secured in a child safety seat or booster seat.
The driver was arrested and taken to the police station, where the police temporarily suspended his driving licence. A prosecution proposal was submitted against the 29-year-old for offences under the Road Safety Act. The following day, 27 September, he was brought before the Municipal Court in Čakovec, in the Petty Offences Department. After the hearing, the duty judge ordered his detention for 15 days, after which he was transferred to the Varaždin Prison.
