Drunk Driver Ran Over Son's Foot with Tractor

A drunk farmer from Birkfeld in eastern Styria (Weiz district) overlooked his seven-year-old son while driving his tractor on Monday evening and ran over the child's foot. When the boy screamed loudly, the 36-year-old reversed the tractor. The student then limped to his mother. The driver himself alerted the emergency services. The child was flown by the rescue helicopter crew to the children's hospital in Graz, according to the police.

Rescue Helicopter Deployed in Styria

The farmer had been carrying out a repair on his tractor in a garage on his farm around 7:00 PM. When he was finished, he drove the tractor out, but overlooked his son playing in the driveway. The front wheel caught the boy's foot. After the emergency services were alerted, the Red Cross arrived first and treated the seven-year-old. Subsequently, the child was flown to Graz in the ÖAMTC rescue helicopter C12. The severity of his injuries was initially unclear. The police conducted a breathalyzer test on the farmer, which was positive. Therefore, the 36-year-old's driver's license was temporarily confiscated.

(APA/Red)

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