Speeding away in a car

Driver (20) flees from police while high on drugs

The officers stopped him at Welthandelsplatz and found that he was using drugs and did not have a driver's license (symbolic image).

(Bild: Gerhard Bartel)

In Vienna's Leopoldstadt district, a 20-year-old driver had a high-speed chase with the police late on Sunday evening. Despite flashing blue lights and a flashing horn, he initially ignored attempts to stop him and committed several traffic offenses. A check revealed that the man was not only driving without a license, but was also under the influence of drugs.

Officers from the Brigittenau municipal police department became aware of a young driver driving at excessive speed on Südportalstraße at the weekend. Despite blue lights and a flashing horn, the driver disregarded the police's attempts to stop him and instead accelerated even further in the direction of Trabrennstraße in order to evade control.

Aggressive behavior towards officers
The driver, a 20-year-old Romanian citizen, continued his escape and committed several traffic offenses in the process. The police only managed to stop the man in the area of Welthandelsplatz. The subsequent check revealed that the 20-year-old was driving without a valid driver's license. In addition, the man behaved aggressively towards the officers and made an impaired impression, which led to the suspicion of drug use.

A medical officer who was called confirmed this suspicion and diagnosed an impairment caused by narcotics. The young man was prohibited from continuing his journey and was reported several times for administrative offenses.