Drunk driver in Bursa crashes into traffic light while fleeing police checkpoint

Police teams in Bursa carried out alcohol checks at various locations across the city to prevent dangerous drivers from entering traffic.

A driver in a van with license plate 16 AUS entered a side street when he saw the teams on Ulubatlı Hasan Boulevard. The driver, identified as Murat Y., tried to escape by putting his vehicle into reverse gear.

“You caught me. Do me a favor.”

While fleeing, the driver crashed into a traffic light. He told police teams that he had stolen the car from his father without his knowledge and asked them to inform his father.

An alcohol test showed the driver had 1.10 promil alcohol in his blood. During the checkpoint, he told officers he had come to sleep and said he had parked the car to sleep inside it.

The driver also told the commissioner, "Do something," and later said, "You caught me. Do me a favor." The commissioner replied, "We already did."

Murat Y. signed the penalty papers and was taken to the police station for his statement. He was fined 25,000 lira and his driver's license was suspended for six months.