In yet another shocking case of drunk driving, a doctor allegedly under the influence of alcohol rammed his speeding car into two motorcycles on the Karad-Dhebewadi road near Dhebewadi junction around 10 PM on Wednesday. The accident occurred close to the highway police aid station in Malkapur.
Three individuals — two women and a man — were injured in the crash, and the two-wheelers were severely damaged. The doctor, reportedly from Karve, created chaos at the scene with his erratic behavior. A large crowd gathered, and traffic was briefly disrupted.
Alert locals informed the police, who quickly reached the spot and detained the doctor. However, upon being brought to the police station, he allegedly began arguing with the officers. Later, during a mandatory medical check-up at the sub-district hospital, he again got into a heated exchange — this time with both police personnel and medical staff.
The Karad City Police registered the case and arrested him.
Pune Porsche crash case
In sperate news, in a major development in the Pune Porsche crash case, the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) on Tuesday rejected the plea to try the accused 17-year-old boy as an adult.
In the early hours of May 19, 2024, a Porsche allegedly driven by the intoxicated minor mowed down two IT professionals, Anish Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta, in the Kalyani Nagar area.
The Pune Police had sought that the minor be tried as an adult, saying he committed a "heinous" act, as not only were two persons crushed to death, but there were also attempts to tamper with the evidence. However, the JJB rejected the police's plea to treat the accused boy as an adult.
