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A British tourist, aged 36 and unnamed, crashed his car into the lobby of Gołębiewski Hotel in Karpacz, Poland, while reportedly under the influence of drugs. He faces several charges, including damaging property and driving under the influence, and remains in custody with a potential sentence of up to five years in prison. Preliminary tests revealed drugs in his system, and he was fined £10,500 for the damage caused to the hotel.
A British tourist, whose identity remains undisclosed, is facing multiple charges after he crashed his car into the lobby of Gołębiewski Hotel in Karpacz, Poland, allegedly under the influence of drugs. Preliminary tests indicated the presence of psychoactive substances in both his system and the vehicle, according to police. Edyta Bagrowska, a police spokeswoman, noted that the man attempted to flee the scene but was apprehended after crashing into a police car.
A British tourist has been charged with multiple offences, including damaging property and driving under the influence, after crashing his car into the lobby of Gołębiewski Hotel in Karpacz, Poland. He remains in custody and faces a potential prison sentence of up to five years, alongside a £10,500 fine for the damage caused and a four-year driving ban in Poland. Preliminary tests revealed the presence of drugs in his system, and he attempted to flee the scene before being apprehended by police.
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A British holidaymaker wreaked havoc at a Polish ski resort when he smashed his car into a hotel while allegedly high on drugs.
A British tourist faces up to five years in prison after smashing his car through the lobby of Gołębiewski Hotel in Karpacz, Poland.
The 36-year-old, who has not been named, reportedly acted like nothing had happened and drove off – despite his black Mazda ripping several doors off their hinges during the brazen incident, which was caught on CCTV, the Sun reports.
He was detained after cops spotted the badly damaged car around a mile away from the hotel.
The state of the hotel lobby after the incident, which was caught on CCTV (Picture: policja.pl)
Preliminary tests indicated he had drugs in his system and intoxicants were also found in the car, detectives said.
On Wednesday, he was charged with failing to stop for a traffic stop, damaging property, possessing psychoactive substances, and driving under the influence.
He remains in custody and faces up to five years in prison for the crimes.
He was also fined £10,500 for the damage caused to the hotel and was banned from driving in Poland for four years.
Police spokeswoman Edyta Bagrowska said: ‘Officers spotted a black Mazda with bodywork damage in a parking lot. A man was inside.’
When he saw the police, he tried to flee but crashed into a police car during the subsequent pursuit, Ms Bagrowska said.
The 36-year-old was taken into custody (Picture: Edyta Bagrowska/policja.pl)
Despite trying to resist, the ‘visibly agitated’ man was apprehended and taken into custody, she added.
The incident is not the first time shocking crashes have been caught on CCTV.
Last January, a Range Rover driver left a trail of destruction when their vehicle crashed into a sewing shop in west London.
Pictures from the scene showed the front of the Sewing Machine Centre on Hounslow High Street completely smashed up.
In another crash which happened in December, a car ploughed through a house’s garden wall ‘like a freight train’ and flipped over, dumping its driver midair into a swimming pool.
The house’s CCTV caught the carnage as it unfolded in Laughlin, southern Nevada in the US.
The house’s owner Cletis Reed later told Fox5 News: ‘I figured something happened in the street and I come out to see my entire backyard destroyed.’
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