25.10.2026 07:30
In Kayseri, a driver who fell asleep along with the passenger next to him while waiting at a red light was woken with difficulty by police teams. The driver, determined to have a blood alcohol level of 1.84 promille and who threatened a police officer by saying he was a doctor, was fined 25,000 TL and had his driver's license confiscated for 6 months. The driver, against whom judicial proceedings were initiated, was taken to the police station.
In the Kocasinan district of Kayseri, the driver of a car waiting at a red light and the passenger next to him fell asleep inside the vehicle. The driver, whom police teams arriving at the scene after a report had difficulty waking, was found to have a blood alcohol level of 1.84 promille. The driver, who said he was a doctor, threatened the police officer processing him; he was fined 25,000 TL and his driver's license was confiscated for 6 months.
THEY FELL ASLEEP AT THE RED LIGHT
The incident occurred on Kadir Has Street in the Yakut neighborhood of Kocasinan district. According to the information obtained, the driver of the car with license plate 38 GS 324, F.C., and the passenger next to him, C.Ö., fell asleep while waiting at the red light. When the vehicle did not move for a long time, nearby citizens who became suspicious of the situation reported it to police teams. Teams dispatched to the area after the report were able to wake the two people sleeping inside the car with difficulty.
THE BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL TURNED OUT TO BE 1.84 PROMILLE
Driver F.C. and passenger C.Ö., who were taken out of the vehicle, were seen having difficulty standing. In the alcohol check conducted by the Traffic Inspection Branch Directorate teams, it was determined that driver F.C. had a blood alcohol level of 1.84 promille. While an administrative fine of 25,000 TL was imposed on F.C., who was determined to have driven under the influence of alcohol, his driver's license was confiscated for 6 months.
HE SAID HE WAS A DOCTOR AND THREATENED THE POLICE
F.C., who said he was a doctor while police teams were processing him, reacted to the penalty imposed on him. Despite having gotten behind the wheel while intoxicated, the driver said that if a situation arose in which he could not drive because his license had been confiscated, he would cause trouble for the police officer who processed him.
JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS WERE INITIATED AGAINST HIM
Judicial proceedings were initiated against F.C., who was determined in the measurement to have a blood alcohol level above 1.00 promille, on the charge of "endangering traffic safety." The driver, whose license was confiscated and on whom a fine was imposed, was taken to the police station to give a statement.