Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
Dutch police car
Stock photo of a Dutch police vehicle. April 8, 2019 - Credit: jomahepu@gmail.com / DepositPhotos - License: DepositPhotos
Crime
Weird
drunk driving
chocolate
alcohol
drunk driver
Arnhem
driving under the influence
Gelderland
Thursday, 26 March 2020 - 18:30
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Drunk driver pulled over for "eating cherry bonbons"

The driver of a car pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence said he had not been drinking much, but had eaten a large quantity of chocolate-covered cherry bonbons. It happened Wednesday night on Rijksweg-West in Arnhem, when police saw the vehicle "swerving and driving slowly."

He was given a breathalyzer test, which measured a quantity of 275 micrograms of alcohol per liter, about 25 percent over the legal limit.

"The driver indicated that the cherry bonbons had been on sale the previous week, and that these were ‘very tasty!’" police said. "He stated that he had had more than one box of the cherry bonbons.”

“Eating chocolates is fine,” the police wrote in a comment on Facebook, “but driving under the influence of alcohol is indeed not acceptable!”

The driver was forbidden from driving for another hour, which police said would allow an adequate amount of time to process the alcohol in his system and reduce it to an allowable level. Punishment will be determined by the prosecutor in the case.

Back eight years ago, a version of the confectionary sold by Hema contained 0.6 milliliters of 192-proof alcohol. A spokesperson at the time told NRC, "You would have to eat about 42 cherry bonbons to get the same amount as a half-liter of beer (at five percent)."

Afgelopen nacht zagen wij op de Rijksweg-West een auto rijden die ons opviel door slingerend en langzaam rijgedrag. Bij...

Posted by Politie Arnhem-Zuid on Thursday, March 26, 2020

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Schiphol still struggling with suitcases; Crowds manageable
  • Vuelta returns to Netherlands with time trial tonight; Many farmers to protest during race tomorrow
  • Well-known Israeli modeling agent arrested in Amsterdam
  • Significant increase in entrepreneurs with payment problems, says credit bureau
  • Thuisbezorgd parent Just Eat Takeaway to sell iFood stake for €1.5 billion; Shares up 29%
  • Airline ticket prices to rise by hundreds of euros this winter for travel outside Europe

Top stories

  • Dutch purchasing power expected to fall 6.8 pct. this year, Child poverty could hit 9.5%
  • Rutte: Meeting on urgent political issues was a good talk with no decisions
  • Achieving nitrogen targets by 2030 is not set in stone, says CDA leader Hoekstra
  • Rhine falls to record low water level at Dutch entry point; Measures readied for waterways
  • Bullying, emotional abuse was common in elite Dutch triathlon training program: Report
  • Residents protesting asylum center want to buy the hotel intended for asylum seekers

© 2012-2022, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content