Christmas Eve
Drunk Santa Claus drives into the front of a house
A Santa Claus drove a car drunk in Thuringia and caused an accident. (Symbolic image) photo
© Jens Kalaene/dpa
He would have preferred to take the sleigh: A drunk Santa Claus drove his car off the road and crashed into a house facade. He now wants to deliver the gifts today.
A drunk driver in a Santa Claus costume is on He was rudely stopped while delivering his presents on Christmas Eve in Thuringia.
The 54-year-old drove his car off the road in the community of Unstruttal in the north of Mühlhausen and crashed into a house facade and another car, the police announced on Monday morning. The house facade was badly damaged, but the man’s gifts for his family and friends were not damaged.
When the police arrived at the scene of the accident, they noticed that the man was no longer fit to drive. A blood sample was ordered. The 54-year-old is now being investigated for endangering road traffic. Nevertheless, Santa Claus, who was unable to attend, declared that he now wanted to deliver his presents on Christmas Day. However, he has to give up his car because his driver’s license has been confiscated.