Drunk motorist who drove through revolving doors into hotel lobby expresses regret

A man who rammed a SUV into a hotel's revolving doors in Longsheng County of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region while drunk has expressed regret after turning himself in to police. Video footage caught on the surveillance cameras mounted in and outside the hotel lobby show the vehicle ramming into the revolving doors at around 9:30pm last Tuesday. The SUV smashed the revolving doors, pushing them into the hotel lobby. He drove through the lobby before driving out with part of the doors' structure stuck to his vehicle.



Frightened customers and hotel staff were seen running away to avoid being hit by the SUV. Police rushed to the hotel after receiving an emergency call from the staff. “We found the crushed revolving doors at the reception desk and glass fragments all over the place. A lot of facilities in the hotel were damaged. We immediately deployed officers to search for the SUV in nearby areas,”said Lu Tan, police officer of the Longsheng County police station.





During the manhunt, a man came up to the police officers and told them he was the man they were looking for. “When we were questioning the man, a heavy stench of alcohol from his body could be smelt. He was uncooperative with our inquiry. So we brought him back to the police station for further questioning. He finally admitted to driving under the influence and ramming into the hotel doors,” said Lu. Hotel manager said their losses have been estimated to be in excess of 300,000 yuan (£32,000, $48,000).


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“We conducted a blood test on the man and the results showed the alcohol content in his blood was 134 milligrams per 100 milliliters. He was drunk while driving,”said Xiang Binle, officer of traffic police division of Longsheng County. The man, surnamed Nie, told police that he came up with the idea to ram into the hotel doors while “looking for thrills” after drinking alcohol. Nie said he feels regret for his behaviour. Police arrested Nie for endangering public security. An investigation of the case is underway.