British tourist ‘high on drug’ smashes car through hotel lobby
A British holidaymaker wreaked havoc at a Polish ski resort when he smashed his car into a hotel while allegedly high on drugs.
A British tourist faces up to five years in prison after smashing his car through the lobby of Gołębiewski Hotel in Karpacz, Poland.
The 36-year-old, who has not been named, reportedly acted like nothing had happened and drove off – despite his black Mazda ripping several doors off their hinges during the brazen incident, which was caught on CCTV, the Sun reports.
He was detained after cops spotted the badly damaged car around a mile away from the hotel.
Preliminary tests indicated he had drugs in his system and intoxicants were also found in the car, detectives said.
On Wednesday, he was charged with failing to stop for a traffic stop, damaging property, possessing psychoactive substances, and driving under the influence.
He remains in custody and faces up to five years in prison for the crimes.
He was also fined £10,500 for the damage caused to the hotel and was banned from driving in Poland for four years.
Police spokeswoman Edyta Bagrowska said: ‘Officers spotted a black Mazda with bodywork damage in a parking lot. A man was inside.’
When he saw the police, he tried to flee but crashed into a police car during the subsequent pursuit, Ms Bagrowska said.
Despite trying to resist, the ‘visibly agitated’ man was apprehended and taken into custody, she added.
The incident is not the first time shocking crashes have been caught on CCTV.
Last January, a Range Rover driver left a trail of destruction when their vehicle crashed into a sewing shop in west London.
Pictures from the scene showed the front of the Sewing Machine Centre on Hounslow High Street completely smashed up.
In another crash which happened in December, a car ploughed through a house’s garden wall ‘like a freight train’ and flipped over, dumping its driver midair into a swimming pool.
The house’s CCTV caught the carnage as it unfolded in Laughlin, southern Nevada in the US.
The house’s owner Cletis Reed later told Fox5 News: ‘I figured something happened in the street and I come out to see my entire backyard destroyed.’
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