In quick succession

Patrol catches two drug-impaired drivers in quick succession

Both drivers tested positive in the preliminary test (symbolic image).

(Bild: Fritz Kimeswenger)

A police patrol in Wels pulled two drug-impaired drivers off the road on Sunday evening. The first caught the officers' attention because he was in an acceleration race with another car, while the second's driving style gave him away. Both had to surrender their license and will be charged several times.

During a civilian traffic patrol, a Wels police patrol noticed a car driving towards the city on the B1 in Wels-Ost at 6.20 pm. After a "Hatzerl", an acceleration duel with another car, the vehicle was stopped because the driver was measured at 110 km/h instead of the permitted 70 km/h. The 30-year-old driver from Holzhausen was arrested.

The 30-year-old driver from Holzhausen appeared clearly impaired, a voluntary preliminary test was positive. A doctor determined that he was unfit to drive, his driver's license was temporarily revoked and he was prohibited from continuing to drive. The 30-year-old will be charged with speeding, driving under the influence of narcotics and several technical modifications to his car.

As the police patrol was on its way back from the clinical examination, another car on the B1 attracted the attention of the two officers, this time in Wels-West. They also stopped this vehicle at around 8 p.m., and this driver, a 44-year-old from Wels, was also apparently under the influence of drugs. A voluntary preliminary test was positive and the driver was presented for a clinical examination. The 44-year-old was also declared unfit to drive, his driver's license was temporarily confiscated and he was prohibited from continuing to drive.