Drunk driver threatens Lviv patrol policemen with grenade-like object
Around 3 a.m. on the M-06 Kyiv – Chop highway, a citizen reported that she had witnessed dangerous manoeuvres by a truck that created emergency situations.
The police caught up with the vehicle near Didyliv, Lviv region, and found signs of alcohol intoxication in the 34-year-old driver. The Drager device showed 1.73 ppm. A report was drawn up against the driver under Part 1 of Art. 130 of the CAO.
After being notified of the suspension from driving and the seizure of his driver’s licence, the man opened the door of the official car, threatening him with a grenade and demanded the return of the documents. The patrol policemen seized the moment, ran out of the car and ordered him to put the object on the ground. Subsequently, the man inserted the cheque back in, after which he was detained.
An investigative team was called to the scene.
Preliminarily, the grenade turned out to be a training grenade, but it was sent for examination.
Criminal proceedings have been initiated under Part 2 of Article 342 (Resistance to a law enforcement officer while performing his or her official duties) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The article provides for imprisonment for up to two years.