Fleeing on motorcycles

Teenagers engaged in a wild chase

The two young people were finally caught (symbolic image)

(Bild: P. Huber)

It could have ended badly! On Saturday night, the police in Gurten became aware of a moped rider and a motorcyclist whose vehicles had no tail lights. After a wild chase, one of the two was caught, the other came voluntarily. Both are being charged.

Shortly before midnight on Friday, a police patrol in Gurten became aware of two motorcyclists who were both driving without tail lights. When the officers switched on their blue lights, the two accelerated and fled. The vehicles in question were a tuned moped and a motorcycle, neither of which was licensed for traffic and neither of which had any lights fitted.

Moped had engine damage
The two disregarded a stop sign and eventually turned off in different directions. The police officers pursued the moped, whose rider continued to speed away. However, before a more serious accident could occur, the moped came to a halt due to engine damage.

Second driver turned himself in
The driver, who turned out to be a 16-year-old from Gurten, tried to flee on foot and hide in a ditch - in vain. He was limping slightly because he had injured himself slightly when he fled into the ditch. The second driver turned himself in voluntarily after the 16-year-old called him. It was an 18-year-old, also from Gurten. Both will be reported to the Ried district authority.