{"id":23425,"date":"2026-10-12T15:12:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/driver-charged-three-customers-hurt\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T15:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:12:54","slug":"driver-charged-three-customers-hurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/driver-charged-three-customers-hurt\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver Charged, Three Customers Hurt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THESSALONIKI, October 2026 \u2014 A prosecutor has charged the 45-year-old driver in the Evosmos taverna crash, in which a car drove into tables and injured three customers early on Sunday, reports said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The charges are dangerous driving, causing bodily harm by negligence on multiple counts and driving under the influence of alcohol. Authorities referred the man to the Single-Member Misdemeanours Court for a summary trial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He remains in custody until the trial, reports said, and the court has not yet heard the case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The car entered the taverna in Evosmos, a western suburb of Thessaloniki, at about 1:10am on Sunday. It knocked over tables and struck customers, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the three people hurt in the Evosmos taverna crash, two have left hospital, reports said. However, one man remains in hospital, although his life is not in danger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eyewitnesses said planters around the taverna then stopped the car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the Evosmos taverna crash, a breath test found that the driver had consumed alcohol above the legal limit, reports said. Two successive breath readings reportedly showed 0.77 and 0.74 mg\/l.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Ta Nea<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--[googlesitekit-end-of-content]--><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tAthens, breath test, car crash, court, dangerous driving, drink-driving, Evosmos, Greece, Greece news, Greek news, greek news now, greek news on demand, greek news today, Hellenic Police, northern Greece, road safety, Single-Member Misdemeanours Court, Taverna, thessaloniki\t<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e431a0aaf2dcb7e221a3bd95d4b4996106e91f12afa178bba01dd45d1cdacc01?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e431a0aaf2dcb7e221a3bd95d4b4996106e91f12afa178bba01dd45d1cdacc01?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Athens Bureau<\/h5>\n<p>Athens Bureau is Greek City Times\u2019 news desk in Athens, reporting on Greek politics, society, economy, culture, and breaking national news for readers in Greece and the diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/10\/12\/evosmos-taverna-crash\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THESSALONIKI, October 2026 \u2014 A prosecutor has charged the 45-year-old driver in the Evosmos taverna crash, in which a car drove into tables and injured three customers early on Sunday, reports said. 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