A drunk driver has been detained for 72 hours after crashing into a roadside ditch, the Plovdiv prosecutor's office announced. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon in the Plovdiv village of Brestovitsa.
Police officers from Stamboliyski responded to a report of a "Fiat Punto" car that had fallen into a roadside ditch. At the scene, they found the 45-year-old driver who had fallen asleep at the wheel.
He was given a breathalyzer test, and the device read 3.71 per mille.
The man refused to give blood for a medical examination. An expedited investigation has been initiated into the case.