Key Facts
• A car lost control on a Turkish road, nearly hitting a pedestrian on the sidewalk.
• The driver was unlicensed and had alcohol levels exceeding legal limits.
• The white car jumped over the central median at high speed and mounted the sidewalk.
• The pedestrian avoided collision by falling backward just in time.
• The driver was fined approximately 160,000 yen.
• Separately, a 65-year-old woman mistakenly reversed her car, causing it to fall about 10 meters down a slope.
• The woman was rescued and hospitalized with minor injuries.
• Both incidents were captured on camera and reported on January 8 by the program “It!”
Summary
In Turkey, two separate car accidents highlighted dangers of unlicensed and impaired driving as well as driver error. In the first incident, a white car driven by an unlicensed woman with excessive blood alcohol sped over a central median and onto a sidewalk, narrowly missing a pedestrian who avoided injury by falling backward. The driver received a fine of about 160,000 yen. In a second event, a 65-year-old woman accidentally reversed her vehicle, causing it to tumble approximately 10 meters down a slope into a forested area. She was promptly rescued and sustained only minor injuries. Both accidents were recorded on video and reported by local media, underscoring the risks of impaired and mistaken driving.
