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Drunk Driver Hits Police Vehicle

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A collision occurred at the junction of Vingt-Pieds and Orchide Road, Grand Bay in the early morning hours of Monday, May 9. A red Toyota Corolla and a police vehicle driving in the opposite direction collided. Both vehicles were seriously damaged. The driver of the car, a 21-year-old male resident of St. Andre, was taken into custody at the Piton police station after testing positive for alcohol. He had twenty-six micrograms of alcohol in his breath.  This accident aroused the curiosity of a group of onlookers. One of them was arrested for loitering.

It is around one o’clock in the morning this Monday May 9 that this accident occurred. The police vehicle was driving towards the traffic circle of La Salette and the car was coming in the opposite direction. As soon as they were alerted of this accident, a team of police officers went to the scene. The drivers of the two vehicles that were injured were taken to the North Hospital for treatment. The driver of the car was able to leave the drunk tank at 8:15 a.m. on Monday morning, May 9. This accident attracted the curiosity of a group of curious people at this place.

These people who were on this road were called to disperse. One of them, Vicky Reesaul, 30 years old and from the village of Upper Vale, behaved in an uncivilized manner. He was to start cursing at the police officers and blamed the police vehicle for the accident. The sergeant who had come to this accident request called him to calm down. The thirty-year-old continued to insult the police officers. After being warned that he was going to be charged for loitering, he said, “Si arret mwa la pou ena tempet, mo pou guett enn avoca ek mo pou mett case britalite policiere”.

Vicky Reesaul was arrested and taken into custody. This Monday morning, May 9, he was presented before the court of Pamplemousses on a provisional charge of vagrancy.

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