Suv Rams Police Barricades, Thar |
Panchkula: Stopped at a drunken driving checkpost in Sector 5, an SUV driven by a drunk man rammed police barricades and then crashed into another vehicle late on Saturday night. Police have arrested the driver and his friend who too was drunk.
Around 11pm, police officials signalled Mahindra XUV 700 bearing registration number PB-22-X-6126 to stop for checking. The driver slowed down the SUV, but then pressed the accelerator, hitting the barricades in the process. Scared of getting caught, the driver tried to reverse his vehicle rashly and hit a Mahindra Thar.
Two Thar occupants came out of their vehicle and started beating up the accused SUV driver. Police intervened and took the accused SUV driver and his friend to Sector-5 police station. The medical exam of the accused was conducted, and the legal proceedings were initiated.
The investigation is under progress, the police said.
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