Law student arrested after fatal drunk driving crash in Odisha
A 20-year-old law student in Odisha was arrested for a fatal drunk driving accident that killed a local mechanic. Police confirmed the driver was significantly over the legal alcohol limit at the time of the collision.
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Addresses public safety concerns regarding reckless driving and the enforcement of traffic laws against influential individuals.
Odisha Police have arrested a 20-year-old law student for allegedly driving his family’s high-speed car under the influence of alcohol and crashing into a two-wheeler, which resulted in the death of an air-conditioner mechanic.
The fatal accident occurred around 10:40 p.m. on Monday (July 13, 2026). The accused, Soumya Ranjan Rath (20), son of a prominent builder, was driving a Mercedes car with a minor girl from the Jayadev Vihar area towards the Sastri Nagar locality.
The deceased, Deviprasad Routray (37), was riding his bike and had just begun to make a U-turn when Rath’s car rammed into him. The impact of the collision was so severe that the car came to a halt after dragging the deceased’s vehicle about 100 metres.
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