Drunk driving accidents fall 46% as Colombia cracks down
Colombia’s National Transit Police is reporting that driving accidents attributed to alcohol...
Tag: Drunk driving
Colombian senator banned from serving for 10 years
A Colombian senator has been removed and disqualified from serving in public office for 10 years after abusing his position as an official to avoid an alcohol test while driving, reported local media Wednesday. Colombia’s...
Alcohol tests for drivers to be obligatory in Colombia
Colombia’s House of Representatives ratified a law Wednesday that made alcohol tests for drivers obligatory throughout the country. The law explicitly makes it illegal for drivers to refuse alcohol-level test requests by...
Colombian soccer legend Asprilla in drunk driving incident
Colombian soccer legend Faustino Asprilla was among four apprehended in a drunk driving incident in the city of Cali, reported daily El Tiempo Friday. The former striker, known as “the octopus” because of his...
Colombian council member drives drunk, injures 2
A Colombian council member in the central city of Armenia drove drunk on Tuesday night and crashed, leaving two people seriously injured, reported La F.M. Radio. The accident occurred on the road leading from Armenia to the...
Beauty queen and husband escape drunk driving charges
Police caught Vanessa Mendoza, the former Miss Colombia, and her husband driving while intoxicated late Saturday night, gossip news site Sweet revealed. Like many soccer-obsessed Colombians, Vanessa and her husband Andres...
2 drunk govt bodyguards drive onto beach, injuring 3
Two drunk bodyguards, contracted to protect a local government official, recklessly drove onto a northwest beach in Antioquia on Sunday evening, injuring three sunbathers, newspaper El Tiempo reported. The guards were contracted...
I’m a soccer player not a taxi driver: Viafara
Veteran Colombian soccer star, Jhon Viafara, whose license was suspended for driving drunk, responded to the incident by telling reporters that he’s “not a taxi driver.” “I’m calm because my...
Drunk-driving Colombian soccer player gets 2-year ban
Colombian soccer veteran Jhon Viafara has been banned from driving for two years after being caught intoxicated behind the wheel in Barranquilla. Authorities suspended his license for two years and handed him a fine of about...
130,000 police officers sign ‘good behavior’ commitment
The majority of police officers in Colombia have signed a commitment to good behavior, following various incidents concerning policemen driving while under the influence of alcohol, El Tiempo reported Friday. General Oscar...
