A drunk driver in Kokshetau blamed his feelings for a girl for a nighttime spin through the underground parking of a residential complex. The website infohub.kz reports.

According to NUR.KZ, citing the police department of Akmola Region, a phone call was received by police on October 8: in the underground parking of a residential complex in Kokshetau, a driver, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, was making sharp maneuvers and accelerating abruptly.

Police officers immediately arrived at the scene and identified the driver as a 32-year-old local resident. The man was taken for a medical examination, which confirmed mild alcohol intoxication. It also emerged that he had previously been stripped of his driving privileges.

The local resident told police that he had consumed alcohol but decided to drive his acquaintances home and then headed toward his girlfriend's house. He explained his actions by being in love and assured that it would not happen again. "I fell in love, it won't happen again," the drunk driver explained to police about his trip.

An administrative protocol has been drawn up against the man under Part 6 of Article 608 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Administrative Offenses.