Narrow escape for 6 as ‘drunk’ driver crashes car into Bengaluru restaurant after losing control

The CCTV visual of the accident showed a group of six people standing outside the restaurant, engaged in conversation. When they noticed the car speeding recklessly toward them, they quickly ran to their left and narrowly avoided being hit. The Skoda car then collided with the restaurant’s walls, as shown in the visual.

The traffic police in Jeevan Bima Nagar arrived after the accident and subjected Tony to alcohol tests, confirming that he was drunk. The police took him into custody and seized his car. “We have registered a case against Derrick, and his car has been impounded,” a police officer said.

The people who escaped the accident had just come out after dinner and were having a casual conversation outside the restaurant, said a police officer.

According to the police, a two-wheeler rider, Zabeer Ahmed, 20, sustained minor injuries in the accident.

Following a complaint from a staff member at Barbeque Nation, the traffic police booked Tony under sections 281 (rash or negligent driving or riding on a public way, endangering human life or likely to cause injury) and 125 (acts that endanger human life or personal safety through rash or negligent behavior) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions concerning drunk driving under the Motor Vehicles Act.