Driver on Drugs Without License Fled from Police in Lower Austria

A drug-impaired driver evaded a stop with his car on Saturday in Lower Austria and fled from the police. In doing so, he is said to have performed reckless overtaking maneuvers and ignored traffic signs and lights. The 18-year-old was ultimately stopped in Markersdorf-Haindorf (district of St. Pölten). According to the authorities, the young man does not have a valid driver's license and will be reported to the responsible district administrative authorities.

Stop in the District of St. Pölten

Initially, the 18-year-old from the district of Tulln evaded a stop in Plankenstein, a cadastral community of the municipality of Texingtal in the district of Melk. The subsequent chase led the Lower Austrian via B19 to Markersdorf-Haindorf. Witnesses of the drive and any potentially endangered road users were asked to contact the Lower Austria Traffic Department (Tel.: 059133-30-4444).

Accident in the District of Amstetten

According to police, another impaired teenager was driving a car on Saturday in Ybbsitz (district of Amstetten). The 17-year-old local veered off the road and crashed into a bridge railing. The rescue service transported the injured person to the Scheibbs State Hospital. A conducted alcohol test was positive, which is why the driver's license was temporarily confiscated. A report to the district authority will follow.

(APA/Red)

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