28 June,2010 09:37 AM IST | | Bindiya Carmeline Thomas
4 have a narrow escape after drunk driver runs into gunny bags on the footpath they were sleeping on
Four people had a close shave with death in the wee hours this morning when a drunk driver drove into the wrong side of the road, lost control of his speeding car and ran onto the footpath where they were asleep.
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The incident occurred at 1.45 am at K R Market in Majestic.
Mahadeva, (21, pictured), a resident of Chamrajpet who was behind the wheels, admitted that he was in an inebriated state.
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"I had a few drinks as I could not find anything to eat. Moreover, I did not know the road was one-way."
Those sleeping on the footpath were saved by gunny bags of vegetables kept there.u00a0
Anthony (29), who was one of the few to escape, said, "I would've been the first he hit had it not been for the gunny bags. He luckily missed us; he was driving too fast."
The traffic police rushed to the scene. When the alcohol test was conducted on Mahadeva it was found that he had consumed liquor above the permissible limit.
"He had over 436 ml of alcohol in his system when the permissible amount is 30 ml. Moreover, he was speeding and entered a one-way road.
His car has been impounded," said Inspector Shanmukha from the K R Market Traffic Police Station. Mahadeva has been booked for rash and negligent driving and driving under the influence of alcohol.
