Archive · 30 May 2025
Drunk Driver Hits Multiple Vehicles in Vadodara, Two Booked
Imagine a car that was being driven by someone who had been drinking.
This car bumped into three other vehicles, like a game of bumper cars gone wrong.
The people in the car were taken out, and police found beer.
Two people were charged.
In a different instance, a police officer also got caught driving after drinking and hit two vehicles.
The police officer was removed from their job.
Both incidents show how dangerous it is to drive after drinking.
A car driven by Vijay Kumavat hit three vehicles in Vadodara.
Vraj Barot was a passenger in the car, and both were booked for drunk driving.
An auto driver and a woman on a two-wheeler sustained minor injuries.
Two tins of beer were found in the car driven by Kumavat.
A police officer, Y H Padhiyar, was caught drunk driving in a separate incident and suspended.
- Who
- Vijay Kumavat and Vraj Barot, along with a police officer named Y H Padhiyar in a separate incident.
- What
- A car driven by Vijay Kumavat, with Vraj Barot as a passenger, hit an auto-rickshaw, a two-wheeler, and a tempo. In a separate incident, a police officer hit a car and a two-wheeler while driving under the influence.
- When
- Thursday morning for the first incident, a few days before for the second incident.
- Where
- Gotri area and Chhani area of Vadodara, India.
- Why
- Both incidents involved driving under the influence of alcohol and rash driving. Kumavat's car went out of control, and the police officer was also drunk.
- Driver 1
- Vijay Kumavat
- Passenger
- Vraj Barot
- Vehicles Hit
- Auto-rickshaw, two-wheeler, tempo
- Injuries
- Minor injuries to auto driver and woman
- Alcohol Found
- Two tins of beer
- Cop Involved
- Y H Padhiyar