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Blind driver strikes again

  • 2008-05-07
  • In cooperation with BNS
TALLINN- For the third time in the last year, blind driver KristjanGradolf, 20, was caught and arrested on Tuesday in the city of Tartu,in southern Estonia.The driver was also drunk at the time of the arrest.

 Gradolf hada friend instruct him while he drove, and according to him, he is "good at it."

The friendwill have to pay a $1500 fine. The friend was also the owner of the car.

Gradolfgained notoriety last August, with police not realizing he was blind until he couldn'tfind the tube for the breathalyzer test.

The first time he was faced with a large fine, the second time he spent a totalof five days in jail, and yet he still continues to drive. However this time,he faces criminal repeat offender charges.

 

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