Man Flees Traffic Stop at More Than 100 km/h After Failing Breath Test
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A 25-year-old man allegedly ignored police signals during a traffic stop in Pilsting and fled at times at more than 100 km/h.
- His car crashed into a garden fence, overturned and damaged two telephone poles and a line.
- Police are investigating him for suspected drunk driving, an illegal street race, assault and resisting officers.
A 25-year-old man fled a traffic stop in Pilsting, Bavaria, at speeds of more than 100 km/h before crashing, police said.
The man allegedly ignored all police signals to stop and continued driving rapidly and in serious violation of traffic rules. During the escape, he hit a garden fence. His car then left the road, overturned and came to rest in a ditch, damaging two telephone poles and a telephone line.
The driver was temporarily trapped and resisted during the recovery operation. Officers restrained him after freeing him, before he received medical treatment. A later breath test showed that he had consumed alcohol, police said.
He was taken to a hospital and then to a psychiatric facility. Authorities are investigating him on suspicion of taking part in an illegal motor-vehicle race, driving under the influence, assault and resisting law-enforcement officers.
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Originally published by Die Zeit 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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