Phnom Penh Post - Yet another victory for capital’s street dividers
A drunk driver lost a duel with a street divider in the capital’s Daun Penh district yesterday.
According to the police report, the zonked man was zigzagging down the road before his erratic expedition was brought to a concrete conclusion.
The boozer was bright enough to realise he had blundered, and bolted by foot.
Police arrived to a vacant vehicle, which they impounded in preparation of an upcoming investigation.
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