Drunk Driver Found Asleep in Car Blocking Highway 4 in Northern Israel
During a routine patrol by the National Traffic Police (Yemata) on Highway 4, officers spotted a vehicle stopped in the middle of the road with the driver asleep and his head bowed. When police approached, the car unexpectedly began moving without driver control before coming to a stop again. The driver, a 50-year-old man from Nahariya, was found to be heavily intoxicated with a blood alcohol level of 1,161 mg. He was arrested and brought in for questioning by traffic examiners. Following the investigation, he was released under restrictive conditions including house arrest. The vehicle was impounded by the authorities. The incident was captured on police footage and shared publicly.
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