Speed-Camera Photo Helps Police Arrest Suspect After Dangerous Escape

A speed-camera photograph helped police locate a 19-year-old man accused of driving directly toward two officers during a dangerous escape from a traffic stop.

Police and prosecutors in Limburg said the suspect was arrested late Friday in Wiesbaden. He appeared before a judge at Limburg Local Court on Saturday, and the court ordered him held in pretrial detention at the prosecutor’s request.

The case dates to Aug. 19, when a car carrying three people allegedly fled a traffic check in Limburg. Police said the vehicle had been stolen in Wiesbaden earlier that day and sped toward Limburg-Staffel.

According to police, the driver used pavements and a roundabout before reaching a dead end. When the car turned around, he allegedly drove toward two officers who had approached on foot. The officers avoided being struck by moving out of the way, and one of them fired a shot during the incident.

The driver escaped in an unknown direction. The officers were not injured. Investigators are now examining the 19-year-old’s suspected attempted killing of police officers.