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Man Deliberately Rams Police Car With E-Scooter

From Die Presse · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Police say the man escaped a roadside check near Pucking before turning around in a dead end and hitting their vehicle in Haid.
  • He then tried to flee on foot and struck at officers before police arrested him.
  • Officers found drugs during a search.

A 46-year-old man in Upper Austria tried to escape police on an e-scooter, then deliberately crashed into a police car in Haid, in the Linz-Land district.

The man had previously attempted to evade a check in Pucking. After reaching a dead end, he turned around and rammed the front of the police vehicle. He then tried to run away and struck at the officers.

Police said he had first been traveling far too fast on a pedestrian and bicycle path before moving into the middle of the road. After fleeing on foot, he swung his arms wildly toward officers who chased and caught him. Police arrested him and found drugs during a search.

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Originally published by Die Presse in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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