A ‘drunk Santa and his pie-eyed helper’
ruined Christmas for hundreds of excited
children before ending up in hospital after
falling out of their sleigh.
The boozy Father Christmas, 51, and his 31-
year-old female sidekick had clearly had a
few too many before they arrived to entertain
youngsters at the local market.
After spluttering through a few carols and
clumsily waving at locals, they trotted off down
a busy high street pulled by a horse.
Unfortunately for them, they were beeped by a
passing car and the frightened beast reared
up, catapulting them into the road.
The worse for wear pair were left spread-
eagled on the floor, and had to be taken to
hospital suffering from concussion.
But their Christmas hangover may not end
there, because police are looking at charing
them with drink driving a horse-drawn sleigh.
Passer-by Zdzislaw Molodynski who captured
the scene in Ustrzykach Dolnych, Poland, on
camera said: “It was quite extraordinary.
“They were supposed to have been an
attraction at the local market and lots of people
were taking their children there to go and see
them.
“But instead they saw these two, who were
clearly under the influence, behaving like they
had just come out of a nightclub or something.
“Then a car started beeping them which threw
the horse into a panic.
“It reared up and sent them smashing into the
wall on the corner of the street.
“It was a mixture of ‘Ho, ho, ho’ and ‘No, no,
no’,” he said.
Magda Dudzinska who had taken her seven-
year-old son to meet the Santa said: “I’m not
happy they had a crash or are in hospital, but
I’m delighted we didn’t get to meet them.
“Who knows what they would have done in that
state. The were clearly in no state to deal with
children.”
The pair were taken to local hospital suffering
from concussion.
Police spokesman Dorota Glazowska said:
“Technically, they were drunk while in charge
of a vehicle on the road.
“We are looking at pressing charges.”
ruined Christmas for hundreds of excited
children before ending up in hospital after
falling out of their sleigh.
The boozy Father Christmas, 51, and his 31-
year-old female sidekick had clearly had a
few too many before they arrived to entertain
youngsters at the local market.
After spluttering through a few carols and
clumsily waving at locals, they trotted off down
a busy high street pulled by a horse.
Unfortunately for them, they were beeped by a
passing car and the frightened beast reared
up, catapulting them into the road.
The worse for wear pair were left spread-
eagled on the floor, and had to be taken to
hospital suffering from concussion.
But their Christmas hangover may not end
there, because police are looking at charing
them with drink driving a horse-drawn sleigh.
Passer-by Zdzislaw Molodynski who captured
the scene in Ustrzykach Dolnych, Poland, on
camera said: “It was quite extraordinary.
“They were supposed to have been an
attraction at the local market and lots of people
were taking their children there to go and see
them.
“But instead they saw these two, who were
clearly under the influence, behaving like they
had just come out of a nightclub or something.
“Then a car started beeping them which threw
the horse into a panic.
“It reared up and sent them smashing into the
wall on the corner of the street.
“It was a mixture of ‘Ho, ho, ho’ and ‘No, no,
no’,” he said.
Magda Dudzinska who had taken her seven-
year-old son to meet the Santa said: “I’m not
happy they had a crash or are in hospital, but
I’m delighted we didn’t get to meet them.
“Who knows what they would have done in that
state. The were clearly in no state to deal with
children.”
The pair were taken to local hospital suffering
from concussion.
Police spokesman Dorota Glazowska said:
“Technically, they were drunk while in charge
of a vehicle on the road.
“We are looking at pressing charges.”
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