After Accident in Vienna-Ottakring: 22-Year-Old Threatened Waitress with Knife

The 22-year-old also damaged several parked vehicles in the accident. However, the Austrian did not stay at the scene of the accident but calmly went to a vending machine on Habichgasse to buy a drink, according to the police on Friday.

Man Crashed into Sidewalk Café in Vienna-Ottakring

Around 7:00 a.m., he crashed his car into the enclosure of the sidewalk café. When the waitress of the establishment tried to confront him, the two got into an argument. The 22-year-old pulled out a switchblade, threatened the woman, and then walked away. When he returned, police officers were already waiting for him. No knife could be found on the man. Subsequently, the officers retraced the 22-year-old's path. The weapon could not be found, but drugs - presumably cocaine - were hidden between the vending machines. Whether it belongs to the 22-year-old is still under investigation.

The suspect, who does not have a valid driver's license and is subject to an active official weapons ban, was temporarily arrested. In addition to several traffic-related charges, the 22-year-old was also charged by order of the Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office on suspicion of making dangerous threats as well as under the provisions of the Weapons Act and the Narcotics Act. The man remains at large.

(APA/Red)

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