By mistake

Drugged driver lit his car on fire with a cigarette

During the check, the driver was found to be clearly impaired by narcotics. (symbolic photo)

(Bild: APA/Herbert Neubauer)

That was a bad idea. After a rear-end collision, a driver put his lit cigarette in the door compartment. In doing so, however, he set his car on fire. The fire was quickly extinguished by paramedics. The reason for the "carelessness" was also quickly found. 

The 26-year-old from Ried drove his car from the parking lot of a petrol station on the B137 in Wels at around 5 p.m. on Tuesday and wanted to turn left from the acceleration lane onto the B137 heading north. In doing so, he collided with the car in front of him, a 32-year-old from Rottenbach.

Tschick placed in the driver's door
The 26-year-old had been smoking a cigarette in his vehicle. Then he had a bad idea. He put the cigarette in the compartment of the driver's door after the accident. The vehicle door then caught fire and a lot of smoke was produced, which the driver did not notice. The crew of an emergency vehicle that happened to be passing by were quite different and were able to extinguish the fire quickly.

Drugs in the blood
The reason for the 26-year-old's "deeply relaxed" behavior was quickly found: During the traffic accident investigation, the 26-year-old was found to have several symptoms of drug impairment.

A voluntary urine test was refused. During the clinical examination, he was found to be unfit to drive. The driver's license was temporarily revoked and driving was prohibited.