On a training trip

15-year-old injured in accident with drunk driver

A 15-year-old novice driver's training drive with her mother ended sooner than expected. In Kirchberg near Mattighofen, there was a collision with a 44-year-old drunk driver. The girl was slightly injured and the drunk driver had to surrender his license.

A traffic accident involving a drunk driver occurred on Saturday at around 9 p.m. in the municipality of Kirchberg near Mattighofen. A 15-year-old girl from Lochen am See was driving a car on the Auerbacher Landesstraße in the direction of Kirchberg bei Mattighofen as part of her training trip. Her 45-year-old mother was in the vehicle with her.

Prohibited from continuing the journey
At the same time, a 44-year-old local resident was driving his car in the opposite direction. Shortly before the end of the Kirchberg near Mattighofen area, there was a side collision. The 15-year-old was slightly injured as a result and went to Braunau Hospital on her own. The 44-year-old's alcohol test showed 1.8 per mille. His driver's license was temporarily confiscated and he was prohibited from continuing to drive.