Drunk Driver landed in roadside ditch

May 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment

A 43-year-old woman from the Odenwaldkreis was driving along the B456 towards Bad Homburg in her Kia Picanta last Sunday evening (28th April, 2013).  On leaving the road at the Oberstedten exit to join the L3003 the car slid of the road and landed in the roadside ditch.

Police discovered that the same person had previously caused an accident on the motorway near Offenbacher Kreuz and had damaged the crash barrier in the process.  They report that she was under the influence of a considerable amount of alcohol and after taking a blood sample her driving license was confiscated.

The damage is estimated at €3,500.

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Drunk driver hit U-Bahn railing

April 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment

A car being driven by a 29-year-old woman was travelling along the Hohemarkstraße in the early hours of Sunday morning, heading towards the town centre.

On reaching the turning to “Im Heidegraben” she lost control of the vehicle and hit the railing of the U-Bahn station on the right-hand side of the road.

According to the police report she had drunk considerable alcohol, which was confirmed at the scene by a breathaliser test.  A blood sample was taken and her driving license was confiscated.

The damage is estimated at around €5,000.

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Early morning accident in the Altkönigstraße

February 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

In the early hours of Sunday morning (17th February, 2013), a 20-year-old man was driving his Renault car along the Altkönigstraße when he came into contact with two cars that had been properly parked and damaged them.

He continued on his journey without dealing with the situation and police believe that he was under the influence of alcohol at this time.  They were able to identify the car shortly afterwards and find out how was driving it.

They then found the driver at home in his flat and took him to the police station for a blood alcohol test.  His driving license was confiscated.  The damage to the cars is estimated at €5,200 but no-one was hurt.

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Drunk Driver caught by police volunteers in unmarked car

February 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Two police volunteers were travelling from Oberhöchstadt to Oberursel along the L3015 in an unmarked police car last Saturday evening (3rd February, 2013), when they were overtaken by a speeding Mercedes driven by a 36-year-old man.

After calling for assistance from their colleagues in a patrol car a breath test was carried out on the driver, which revealed a blood alcohol content of 2.14 parts per thousand, as a result of which a blood sample was ordered to be taken and his driving license confiscated.

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