Drunk driving at the wheel: 53-year-old in the event of an accident with 2.84 per thousand!

Drunk driving at the wheel: 53-year-old in the event of an accident with 2.84 per thousand!

In the early morning hours of July 8, 2025 there was a questionable incident in Herzogenaurach. A 53-year-old car driver touched the vehicle of a car driver who was entitled to a car driver when turning from Erlanger Straße to Membacher Strasse. His driving style was more than awkward; He pushed too far to the other vehicle's road and continued his journey undeterred without paying attention to the injured driver. Only after an urgent reference from the other person involved in the accident did he stop. This is reported by the Wiesentbote .

As the police found in the subsequent accident recording, the driver was heavily alcoholic. A breath alcohol test resulted in alarming 2.84 per thousand - a lot that not only indicates a serious impairment of the suitability for driving, but also a certain carefree in dealing with alcoholic beverages. The driver had to bear the consequences of his actions, including a blood sampling at the Herzogenaurach police inspection and ensuring his driver's license.

alcohol at the wheel: an increasing problem

alcohol at the wheel is a serious problem in Germany. In 2023 alone, 18,884 people were injured in the event of alcohol -related accidents. Over 198 people lost their lives, which shows that every 14th traffic fatalities are in connection with alcohol. As early as 0.5 per thousand per thousand, considerable problems with perception and reaction ability can occur - a state in which many drivers, as in the current case, believe that they are still to be traveling. The ADAC pointed out the dangers associated with alcohol at the wheel-from impaired concentration ability to severe alcohol poisoning with values ​​of 3,0 per mille and more.

A devastating statistics shows that over 72 percent of the car drivers involved had more than 1.1 per thousand in the event of accidents with personal injury. The influence of alcohol on reaction capacity and risky risk assessment are often responsible for dangerous traffic situations. It becomes particularly problematic when medication is taken in combination with alcohol. The legal consequences are serious: from 0.3 per thousand there are legal consequences, which can range from fines to the withdrawal of the driver's license.

A look at the accident statistics

The influence of alcohol cannot only be observed locally. A comprehensive examination of the accident statistics in Hesse shows that alcohol -related accidents represent a serious topic in road traffic. In 2024, over 19,000 traffic accidents were registered there, 970 accidents with injuries were caused by the influence of alcohol. 12 people died. If you consider that over 50 percent of all traffic fatalities are to be complained about on country roads, it becomes clear how important it is to increase traffic safety and to refrain from alcohol -related journeys. This is reported by the Hessenschau .