A priest crashed and tested positive for a breathalyzer: he said it was because of the wine from mass

A priest who was driving his car under the influence of alcohol collided with several vehicles shortly after drinking wine during a mass, he said at a parish church, according to his own version. The priest gave a positive breathalyzer to the test carried out by the police.

As reported by Las Provincias, the events took place around half past ten last Saturday morning. The Audi that the priest was driving first hit a parked car and then collided with another near a garage door.

According to neighbours, the priest was very upset when he got out of his vehicle and found he had caused damage to five cars. “He was very nervous and was talking to someone on his cell phone before the police arrived,” a neighbor said. “Then we saw him with tears in his eyes as he explained how the accident had happened to a couple who had come to pick him up,” she added.

A police patrol, having received the news of the accident, identified the witnesses and the driver of the Audi and regulated the traffic. Employees and customers of a hairdresser and dry cleaners took to the streets after hearing the blow (the car the priest was driving hitting a white Opel) and saw that no one was hurt.

“The noise was huge. We thought the facade had collapsed,” said Cristina Paz, owner of hair salon Christine. “There were four customers and we all went out to see what happened,” explained the trader. The driver got out of the car by his own means. The accident occurred in Valencia, Spain.

to the screams

Several neighbors also looked out their windows and gathered on the sidewalk to browse. One of them harshly reproached the priest and the two yelled at each other for a misunderstanding. “They got nervous because a neighbor believed the driver was about to drive away, but the truth is the man never walked away from his car and said several times he wasn’t leaving,” another witness said. accident.

Shortly thereafter, two local police officers arrived and calmed things down. After verifying that the driver of the Audi exhibited symptoms of intoxication, The policemen informed him that they would give him a breathalyzer test and it was then that the man said he was a priest and had drunk wine shortly before during the celebration of the Eucharist, according to his version.

Shortly after, more policemen arrived and took the test, which came back positive with a reading of 0.40 grams per liter of alcohol in the blood.

The agents then informed the priest of the consequences of his act: a fine which also entails the loss of four points from the licence. The cops also explained to him the 50 percent discount that the prepayment penalty has.