Car Driver Grazed Cyclist in Styria
The accident occurred around 8:30 a.m. on the B67 heading south. Two racing cyclists were riding on the right side of the road when a 40-year-old driver from the Leibnitz district was driving in a zigzag pattern behind them. After Kalsdorf, the driver accelerated and repeatedly moved into the left lane. For unknown reasons, he suddenly steered to the right and grazed the cyclists.
Military Police Officers Assisted the Accident Victims
Military police officers passing by by chance took care of the woman who had fallen onto a grassy area. Her husband was lying about 30 meters further away in a wooded area. Other first responders also attended to the injured from the Graz-Umgebung district. The 63-year-old cyclist was flown to LKH Graz with life-threatening injuries by the rescue helicopter Christophorus 12. Her 68-year-old husband was taken to LKH with serious injuries by ambulance. Police officers found the car driver sitting in the car near the accident site.
The car driver appeared extremely drowsy. Under the floor mat, the officers found sleeping pills. During questioning, he stated that he had a small child at home and therefore could not sleep, which is why he had taken sleeping pills in the morning. The driver's license was revoked, he is being reported, and was temporarily arrested and taken to the Kalsdorf inspection, according to the State Police Directorate of Styria. A doctor confirmed that the man was in an unfit state to drive.
(APA/Red)
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