Tomasz Wolny stopped a drunk driver. Later “there was a scuffle”

Witnesses to any crime have the right to make a citizen’s arrest. It happens, however, that in dangerous situations, when someone’s health, and often also life, is at risk, society does not react. He certainly does not belong to this group, and the situation that took place a few days ago on the streets of Warsaw is a perfect proof of this.

Tomasz Wolny stopped a drunk woman. He got into a fight with a passenger in the vehicle

he was returning from the horse farm with his children when a dark green Opel Vectra caught his attention. The car moved unusually, creating a traffic hazard. Not only was he zigzagging, changing lanes every now and then, but he was also breaking the law. After observing for a while, Wolny decided to intervene. He had no idea that a drunk woman was behind the wheel of a small vehicle. As it turned out later. “I cut the driver off, opened the door of the car in front of me, and the smell of alcohol greeted me. I had no doubts that the situation was stalemate and dangerous – he recalled in , adding that “these were Ukrainians”. “I asked the lady to get out of the car, which she did. I quickly dived for my keys and here was a struggle with the man who was sitting next to me. There was an exchange of physical force, the journalist reported on the course of the event.

The journalist could count on the help of other drivers. The results of the breathalyzer test shocked him

To make matters worse, the woman did not feel guilty and seemed oblivious to the enormous dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol. According to Tomasz Wolny, she even tried to bribe him and convinced him that she was sober. However, the journalist was adamant and acted consistently, calling the police. At some point, the woman became hysterical, and the man accompanying her, a passenger in the car, began to become more and more aggressive. — The lady was convincing me that she had been drinking yesterday, or rather the day before yesterday, and that she was showing documents that she was legally in Poland. Then there was a scuffle over the key. The lady asked how much to pay me, she said that she was the mother of three children – said w

Fortunately, at that time he could count on the support of the dispatcher, who was on the line all the time and informed about the next steps he had to take. Other drivers were also helpful. – Cars started to stop behind us, I was trying to direct traffic and one of the drivers came out and asked if “we can’t move”, suspecting that there was a fender bender. When I said that you were drunk, he suddenly changed sides and offered to stay with me,’ Wolny said. The police who arrived on the scene took a breathalyser test and the results were shocking. It turned out that the woman detained by the journalist had 2.6 per mille of alcohol in her blood.