This reminds me of a old news article from Sweden I came across some weeks ago. The headline was something like "Driver crashed into house, judge released him without any fines because he was drunk so couldn't properly control the car"
In the context of the modern world, it's hilarious. But one could wonder how that news headline was reacted to back in the day.
Edit: Actually found it, I was barely right, still funny (https://teknikensvarld.se/nyheter/bil-och-trafik/rattfulls-d...)
> In 1928, a materially serious car accident occurred on the national road between Örkelljunga and Åsljunga.
> It was an Örkelljunga resident who drove over a merchant from Skånes Fagerhult.
> At the subsequent trial in Klippan, it was said that Örkelljungabon, who was the cause of the accident, received a mitigating sentence because he had drunk brandy and therefore had difficulty controlling.