Estudiantes de La Plata player Tiago Palacios caught on video driving drunk and colliding with a fuel pump at a gas station in Buenos Aires, Argentina, early Monday morning (6).
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Palacios, 23, was intoxicated after celebrating the national championship title with the Estudiantes de La Plata team. The player shared images celebrating at a bar with a teammate. Police reported he had consumed more than three times the legal alcohol limit.
In the video recorded by a security camera, Palacios enters the gas station and collides with a fuel pump. The player emerged unharmed, but two individuals sustained minor injuries. There was no major damage to the gas station.
He was detained at the Roadway Police Station charged with “minor injuries due to negligence” and “driving under the influence of alcohol.” Palacios was released but is banned from driving for one year.
Estudiantes de La Plata became champions on Sunday after defeating Vélez Sarsfield in a penalty shootout in the final held in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
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