Upper Austria: 20-Year-Old's Rampage Drive Ends in Severe Crash

The Linzer raced at speeds of up to 250 km/h through the foggy central Upper Austrian area, ignored red lights, and finally crashed into several stationary cars at around 160 km/h. Not only the driver and his passenger, but also two police officers and another road user were partially seriously injured.

High-Speed Escape from Police Ended in Crash: Five Injured

A plainclothes patrol wanted to stop the Hungarian citizen shortly before 11.30 pm on the B1 (Vienna Street) in Wels-West because he had crossed a solid line, the police reported on Friday. The driver briefly stopped, but then he stepped on the gas and raced off. The escape led at up to 250 km/h onto the A25 (Welser Autobahn), where the man, according to the executive, performed "very dangerous overtaking manoeuvres", partly over the hard shoulder. Then he drove back onto the B1. Despite the fog, he raced at up to 190 km/h towards Linz. In Marchtrenk (Wels-Land district) he touched a car with a trailer. At the Trauner junction at the border between Traun and Pasching (Linz-Land district) he drove almost unbraked onto several stationary vehicles - including a plainclothes patrol.

In total, the high-speed escape resulted in five partially seriously injured. The 20-year-old and his passenger were arrested and taken to a hospital. The car's license plates were stolen, the car was not registered for traffic. The 20-year-old did not have a valid driver's license.

(APA/Red)

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