24-year-old driver

Only two fences stopped a drugged escape

The mad driver did not want to stop (symbolic image)

(Bild: P. Huber)

In a drug-fueled frenzy, he put the pedal to the metal: a 24-year-old gave police a wild chase across Wels at 2.30 am. The chase only ended in Wallern when the driver without a license broke through a fence with his car and got stuck in a second fence.

During a civilian traffic control operation at around 2.30 a.m. on Saturday, police officers from Wels wanted to stop a car for a driver and vehicle check in the area of Eichenstraße with the B1 junction. However, the driver ignored the stop signs and continued on his way.

Massive speeding violations
The escape then led via the districts of Gartenstadt and Vogelweide, via Oberfeldstraße to Laahen and then via Grieskirchner Straße and the B137 towards Grieskirchen. The driver ignored a large number of red lights, was speeding and endangered other road users. The journey continued to Bad Schallerbach, where he changed direction several times and finally broke through the fence to a company premises in Wallern.

Crashed into the fence
There he crashed into another fence. The driver and his passenger then jumped out of the vehicle and tried to flee on foot. The driver, a 24-year-old from the district of Grieskirchen, was apprehended and arrested; the co-driver fled across the adjacent field.

Refusal to appear before a doctor
The police found that the 24-year-old was severely impaired by narcotics, but he refused to be taken to a doctor. He was also not in possession of a driving license, as this had already been revoked. A small quantity of narcotics was also seized.