"Not like this!"

Brave Styrian pursues brazen fuel fraudster

Milan Tschuchnigg-Nagy is annoyed: "Not like that!"

(Bild: Tschuchnigg)

A Slovenian had his BMW filled up in St. Stefan ob Stainz (Styria) and then sped off - without paying the bill. The courageous junior boss (24) drove after him as far as Feldbach and called the police. They finally caught the 22-year-old.

The petrol station in St. Stefan ob Stainz has been one of the cheapest in the region for years - "and although we try to keep prices as low as possible, people still steal from us!"

Milan Tschuchnigg-Nagy is audibly annoyed when he tells the "Krone" about his experience on Thursday morning. "It was around 8 a.m. when a driver stopped at our service station. My mother filled up his gray BMW, but when it came to paying, he suddenly accelerated. She just shouted 'Stop, stop'."

The petrol station in St. Stefan ob Stainz

(Bild: Tschnuchnigg)

Alerted by the loud shouts, the 24-year-old got into his car, which was parked in the direction of travel, and took off in pursuit. "The man accelerated at full speed and sped off in the direction of St. Stefan, past a school, which is particularly critical at this time of year. His wild driving maneuvers put several people in danger."

Tschuchnigg-Nagy refused to be shaken off and phoned the police in the meantime. "I then joined the highway in Lieboch and saw the gray car again a little later near Seiersberg."

His wild driving maneuvers put several people in danger.

Der couragierte Steirer Milan Tschuchnigg-Nagy

The chase took the courageous man from western Styria as far as Feldbach, where he informed the local police station. There, officers were finally able to arrest the fuel fraudster (a 21-year-old woman was sitting in the passenger seat).

What annoys the junior boss, however: "Several times during the pursuit, police officers told me on the phone that another police station was now responsible and that I should call them. That's a loophole in the law!"