Manresa's Babatunde Olumuyiwa crashes a car drunk during New Year / News - Basketnews.com

Babatunde Olumuyiwa crashed the club's car at 2:40 AM, hitting two other vehicles. The alcohol content in his aspirated air was more than three times the legal limit in Spain. The player is under investigation by the local police.

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Celebrating the New Year is a tradition like no other throughout the entire world. The festivities sometimes cause serious accidents if alcohol is not consumed responsibly.

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BAXI Manresa's Babatunde Olumuyiwa learned it the hard way on January 1st. At 2:40 in the morning, the center from Sierra Leone crashed a club's car into two other vehicles - a rental car for tourists and a motorhome.

Olumuiywa was later found drunk by the local police with a 0.82 mg/l alcohol content in aspirated air, more than three times the legal driving limit in Spain (0.25 mg/l).

The police have opened up an investigation into the matter that could result in the player being convicted of a crime against traffic safety.

BAXI Manresa have released a statement, confirming the fact of the incident and promising to take disciplinary measures against the "first team player", who was left uninjured. The club did not confirm the identity of the player.

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