Felling necessary

Drunk driver crashes into a tree

Drunk and without a driver's license, a man got behind the wheel in Vorarlberg on Wednesday. He was stopped by a tree. 

A 23-year-old man is responsible for the fact that there is now one less tree on the Rheinstraße in Bregenz (Vorarlberg): The man got into his car at around 11.15 p.m. on Wednesday and drove it in the direction of Fußach. Presumably due to his alcohol level (over 0.8 per mille), he lost control of his car and crashed into a tree at the side of the road. 

The driver was injured in the crash and had to be taken to Bregenz Regional Hospital by ambulance. However, all help came too late for the tree that was hit. It was so badly damaged that it had to be felled. 

On the road without a license
As it turned out in the course of the investigation, the 23-year-old no longer had a driving license. His license had already been revoked in June - for driving under the influence.