A 53-year-old lorry driver from Pedara (in the province of Catania) was found drunk driving a truck and was reported by the police. Around midnighta request for intervention from the police arrived at the Carabinieri operations center in Catania security personnel at the gates of the Port of
Cataniawho were having problems with a haulier.
The man, from a first glance, would have given them the impression of being confused and disoriented: although it was without ticketit would have wanted to board a ship bound for Genoa with his truck. According to what was reported by the supervisors, the haulier would also have hired a grumpy attitude when he was denied boarding.
In front of the soldiers, who arrived in the port area, the driver would have uttered disjointed sentences denying that he had claimed to board without a ticket. Noticed the strong smell of alcoholthe police decided to subject the man to a breathalyzer test: the blood alcohol level was found to be five times higher than that permitted by law. For this reason, the police have the 53-year-old was reported for driving while intoxicated and they proceeded to driving license withdrawal. The truck was entrusted to a other driver of the company that owns the vehicle.
