07.12.2025 18:41
An interesting accident that occurred in Eskişehir in the early morning hours alarmed both police and fire crews. The driver, who had fallen asleep at the wheel after crashing into a parked vehicle at a traffic light, could not be awakened despite all efforts, prompting the teams to break the window of the locked car to get inside. The driver, who claimed "I haven't been drinking," was found to have a blood alcohol level of 0.71 promille in the test conducted.
In Eskişehir, teams that could not wake the driver who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a parked vehicle broke the car's window to open the locked doors. The driver, who claimed he was not under the influence of alcohol, was found to have a blood alcohol level of 0.71 promille in the test conducted.
NO MATTER WHAT WAS DONE, HE DID NOT WAKE UP
The accident occurred early yesterday morning on Atatürk Boulevard in the Akarbaşı neighborhood. According to the information obtained, the vehicle with the license plate 34 KGY 960 crashed into the parked vehicle with the license plate 26 ALK 617 after the driver lost control of the steering wheel at the traffic lights on the boulevard.
Upon noticing the accident, a police team was dispatched to the scene after a notification. The teams found the driver motionless at the wheel and saw that the car doors were locked. The fire department was called to the scene for the driver, who did not respond to the police team's knocking on the car window and shining a light. Noting that the butterfly window of the vehicle was expensive, the teams broke the rear window to open the doors.
I'M NOT DRUNK, HE SAID, BUT...
After 3 hours of work, it was determined that the individual removed from the vehicle had fallen asleep at the wheel. Although the driver claimed he had not consumed alcohol, it was found that he had a blood alcohol level of 0.71 promille in the test conducted.
The police have launched an investigation into the accident.