An allegedly drunk 19-year-old youth rammed a Mercedes car into another vehicle while trying to avoid a traffic check post in Delhi, police said on Saturday. “The car initially slowed down, but sped away at the first opportunity,” said a policeman deployed at the checkpoint. According to eyewitnesses, the Mercedes occupants escaped injuries as the safety air bags in vehicle deployed under the impact of the crash. In March this year, a juvenile driving his father’s Mercedes knocked down a young executive in a highly publicised hit-and-run case in Delhi. Almost 97% of the road accidents are caused by rash or negligent driving including drink driving, the data show.

Source: Hindustan Times August 12, 2017 10:10 UTC