On the strange ride of the driver of the passenger train, which did not open the doors for passengers and started slowlyone of the witnesses alerted the police. The called patrol performed breathalyzer tests, in which the train driver breathed more than 2.8 per thousand. According to the police, about 40 passengers were traveling in the train that was running in this state.
- The driver of the passenger train started work around four in the afternoon drunk.
- While driving, he did not open the door for passengers and had noticeably slow starts.
- Approximately forty people were traveling at a time in a train driven by a drunk driver.
- The driver’s breath tests measured 2.83 and 2.81 per thousand of alcohol.
- The police are conducting criminal proceedings for general endangerment with the threat of imprisonment.
There were no injuries or damage to property. On Tuesday, the spokeswoman of the police of the Olomouc Region, Miluše Zajícová, informed about the case. The driver faces a ban on activity or imprisonment for six months to five yearswrites a TASR correspondent in Prague.
“Yesterday, a driver of a passenger train started work and started his shift around 4:00 p.m. by leaving the Přerov station in the direction of Lipník nad Bečvou. He behaved in a non-standard way while driving. During the journey from Přerov, he repeatedly neglected to open the doors for passengers at train stops, he had visibly slow departures, and the train began to be late.” Zajícová described the situation. The police gave the man two breathalyzer tests, from which the result was 2.83 and 2.81 per thousand of alcohol.
The train driver was then taken to the hospital for a medical examination, where his blood was also taken for the presence of alcohol. The spokeswoman did not provide the results of the blood tests. Although no one was injured during the ride or there was no damage to property, according to Zajícová, it is currently being checked whether there was any financial damage related to the train delay or the blockade on the track.
“The police commissioner started criminal proceedings for the crime of general endangerment due to negligence, for which, according to the criminal code, a ban on activity, or a prison sentence of six months to five years can be imposed,” the spokeswoman added.
