Traffic offender

Several drunk drivers stopped in just one night

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(Bild: Scharinger Daniel)

On Saturday night, the Salzburg police stopped several traffic offenders. In Hallein, a drunk driver first talked his wife out of it. In Dorfgastein, a car ended up in the ditch. And even more drunk drivers were caught.

Around midnight, a police patrol was called to Hallein-Burgfried. A car was parked in a field. The occupant, a 30-year-old who was obviously drunk, first told the officers a tall tale. His wife had been driving and had run away from the scene of the accident in panic. However, he became entangled in contradictions and finally confessed to having driven the car. He had 1.84 per mille alcohol in his blood.

Driving a motorcycle in the bus lane
On Schwarzstraße in Salzburg, police officers stopped a motorcyclist who had disregarded a traffic sign and was driving in the bus lane. He was unable to produce a driver's license or registration and had also been drinking heavily: A test showed 1.58 per mille.

In Dorfgastein, reports were received shortly before midnight that a car had ended up in a ditch. The 22-year-old driver had been looking at his cell phone while driving and lost control. He had also been drinking: 1.12 per mille. And shortly afterwards, another drunk driver with a blood alcohol level of 0.9 was stopped in Hallein.  

All drivers have lost their driving licenses and will now face charges.