Drug-Impaired Driver Accelerates Toward Police in Leipzig; Officers Fire on Vehicle

Police in Leipzig, Germany, fired shots at a car on Monday evening when its 24-year-old driver accelerated towards officers. No one was injured by the gunfire, according to police statements.

The incident began when officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle. The driver immediately sped away, initiating a pursuit. The fleeing car later collided with another vehicle at a traffic light in the northeastern part of the city. When officers approached the stopped vehicle, the driver again accelerated towards them, prompting the police to open fire.

The car then drove off once more, eventually crashing into a police vehicle and a lamppost, bringing the pursuit to an end. The driver, who resisted arrest, was injured in one of the collisions and taken to a hospital for a blood sample to be taken for the investigation. A drug test administered to the driver showed positive results for cocaine and amphetamines. He was also unable to provide a valid driver's license. The driver of the car he initially collided with suffered shock, while the other occupants of the suspect's vehicle were unharmed.