Ruben Van Gucht’s driver’s license revoked after positive breath test

Tuesday 17th December 2024 11:33 AM

TV face Ruben Van Gucht (38) took a positive breath test during a police check last weekend. This is confirmed by the East Flanders public prosecutor’s office, which has revoked his driving license for 15 days.

A police patrol stopped Van Gucht on the E17 highway, near Nazareth, in the direction of Kortrijk during the night of last Friday to Saturday. At that time, a ‘Traffic Safe Night’ was organized in the province of East Flanders, with alcohol and drug checks at more than 100 locations in the province.

Ruben Van Gucht was, according to it Newspaperpicked from traffic after midnight by a mobile patrol as a random sample. He had to take a breath test and it was positive. “It is true that a check showed that he was above the legal limit as a driver,” says the East Flanders public prosecutor’s office. It is not known exactly how much alcohol Van Gucht had in his blood.

Various public prosecutors previously announced that they would take stricter action during this period in the event of a positive breath test. Anyone with more than 0.5 per mille of alcohol in their blood must now immediately surrender their driving license for 15 days in East Flanders. Previously, the public prosecutor’s office withheld the driver’s license for six hours for this result. According to the information from it Newspaper Van Gucht would have been just above the permitted limit.

Ruben van Gucht does not wish to respond. The presenter was expected early on Saturday morning at the Rodenbach brewery in Roeselare, where he had to present the Radio 2 program ‘Weekwatchers’ at 8 am. That program, which was broadcast live, could also continue as usual.

Second screen face

It was the second time in as many weeks that a VRT face got behind the wheel with one too many drinks. After Tom Waes caused a traffic accident on Saturday, November 29, he admitted in a statement that he had had too much to drink.

“This is really not possible,” responded the VRT. “Our screen faces also serve as an example for the general public in this regard. We expect Tom to take responsibility and think it is important that he shows self-insight. We wish him the mental and physical strength for a speedy recovery,” said the spokeswoman after Tom Waes’ accident.