The car involved in the accident at Nedumbassery
The key accused Suhail Sajeev (19) had 160mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, more than five times the statutory limit of 30mg, according to the report received by the police from the Regional Chemical Examination Laboratory at Kakkanad on Thursday, according to the police. A senior police officer associated with the investigation said the blood alcohol test of the second accused, Ninav (19) had also returned positive.
Police have also obtained footage purportedly showing the accused drinking together before the incident, the officer said. Blood and urine samples from the two were collected within two hours of the crash, while the other accused, Ameer and Joel, were arrested later that day.
CCTV footage allegedly shows him getting into the driver’s seat before the journey and stepping out of the vehicle after the crash.
Kochi : A forensic examination has strengthened the police case that alcohol played a significant role in the Nedumbassery crash that claimed the lives of three youngsters, with the prime accused who drove the car found to have consumed alcohol far beyond the permissible limit. The report, which also recorded 230mg of alcohol per 100ml of urine, has been submitted to the judicial first class magistrate court, Angamaly. All four accused in the case are currently in judicial custody.