Irresponsible

Drunk dad stopped with three children in his car

Linz police officers checked the suspicious driver (symbolic image)

(Bild: Sepp Pail)

Child and youth welfare services will have to take a closer look at this father! The irresponsible man was caught by the police in Linz on Monday morning while driving under the influence of drugs. His three young sons, aged two, six and eleven, were also in the car with the 35-year-old at the time.

A number of charges await the 35-year-old father who was caught by the police in Linz on Monday morning. 

The officers stopped a suspicious car shortly before 11 a.m. and checked its driver. The car was driven by the man from Linz (35), who had his three sons (2, 6 and 11) on board.

During the check, it quickly emerged that the man no longer had a driver's license because it had already been revoked in the past. But that was by no means the biggest problem: the man from Linz was also found to have clear symptoms of drug addiction.

Tested for narcotics
As expected, a voluntary drug test was clearly positive, but the 35-year-old refused to undergo a more detailed examination by the public health officer.

The father of the family was prohibited from continuing his journey and his vehicle keys were taken from him. The man from Linz will be charged. A report of the worrying incident will also be sent to the Upper Austrian child and youth welfare services.