Microsleep

17-year-old crashes his car into a stream

A 17-year-old car driver left the road in St. Marein near Neumarkt (Murau district) on Saturday evening and crashed into a stream. He and his passenger were injured.

The 17-year-old from the district of Murau was driving his car on Friesacher Straße (B317) from the direction of Carinthia towards Neumarkt at around 6.30 pm. In the local area of St. Marein bei Neumarkt, he left the road presumably due to microsleep and crashed into a stream bed. The driver and his 17-year-old passenger were able to free themselves from the wreck. They were taken to Friesach Hospital by the ambulance service with injuries. The car was a total loss.