68-year-old driver with over two per thousand has an accident in Bad Reichenhall

68-year-old driver with over two per thousand has an accident in Bad Reichenhall

A shocking traffic situation occurred on Friday evening in Bad Reichenhall when a 68-year-old came off the road with her car in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. According to pnp.de, the woman had alcohol in the blood around two per mille, which ultimately led to the accident. According to first reports, the driver cannot go straight ahead and initially collided with a vehicle parked on the edge before it hit a tree head -on. This finally stopped her Dacia.

Immediately after the accident, first aiders hurried to help, including a fire engine who did first aid. The Red Cross and the fire brigade were called to the site. A ambulance crew of the Reichenhall Red Cross provided the woman and brought her to the Bad Reichenhall district clinic to take blood and examine it. Despite the dramatic event, the woman was unharmed after the first results, but was taken to the hospital due to safety in order to rule out possible health consequences.

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The police were also on site and temporarily withdrawn the driver's license. Criminal proceedings for drunkenness in traffic have been initiated. In this context, the police asks all vehicle owners whose cars may have been damaged by the accident to contact iewer 08651/9700.

This incident is part of the worrying statistics of alcohol -related traffic accidents in Germany. According to [Statista] (https://de.statista.com/statistik/studie/459049/umfrage/anzahl-der- alcohol-related-verfaelle-deutschland/), the number of alcohol-related accidents has been visibly maintained in recent years. In the period from 1995 to 2023, the data of the Federal Statistical Office show that such dangerous driving remains a serious problem.

The sad reality is that alcohol at the wheel endangers not only the driver's life, but also innocent road users. Therefore, the sensitization for the responsible handling of alcohol and driving remains of crucial importance in order to prevent such accidents such as those in Bad Reichenhall in the future.