Drunk drivers jump out of the window after an accident: the events!

Drunk drivers jump out of the window after an accident: the events!

A drunk driver caused excitement in the Eichstätt district on Friday afternoon. According to stern.de the accident occurred on state road 2035 near Kösching. A 35-year-old man was traveling at an excessive speed and lost control of his vehicle at the confluence with the north tangent. He rammed a traffic sign and then drove around 100 meters across a meadow before just continued.

But that was just the beginning of his mishap. Later the badly damaged car was found at the address of a 25-year-old woman who is registered as a owner. Interestingly, the woman claimed to be a danger herself, but there were indications that her husband was sitting at the wheel. The situation continued to escalate when the police searched the man in an apartment on Monday. In order to escape the arrest, he jumped out of a window on the upper floor and injured himself. It is already suspected that the man has been under the influence of alcohol; A blood acceptance was carried out, but the results were still pending.

With an even higher alcohol level, another driver was responsible for another moment of shock on the streets of Eichstätt on the same day. A 53-year-old man caused an accident on Weißenburger Straße when he rose on a 41-year-old man's vehicle that was braking due to traffic. The police immediately found a strong smell of alcohol. A preliminary breath alcohol test resulted in a proud 3.2 per thousand, which led to the immediate prevention of his onward journey and the confiscation of his driver's license. In this case too, a blood sample was initiated in the hospital.

Again and again statistics show that the dangers of being drunk at the wheel should not be underestimated. According to Statista.com , alcohol-related traffic accidents in Germany have been a massive problem in recent years. From 1995 to 2023, these incidents have repeatedly increased, which the authorities urgently alerted.