Salzburg-Lehen

Car driver hits cyclist without lights

A cyclist was injured in a traffic accident in Salzburg-Lehen late yesterday evening, Friday. The 30-year-old was cycling without lights. In Mittersill, a local man was riding his bike under the influence of alcohol.

Late on Friday evening, a 51-year-old Bosnian woman wanted to turn into Fasaneriestraße from Markartkai in Salzburg-Lehen in her car. At the same time, a 30-year-old local man came towards her on his bicycle. The man had no lights on his bike. The two collided while turning. The cyclist fell, slid diagonally over the hood of the car and finally came to rest on the ground. The 30-year-old was injured to an indeterminate degree.

Also on Friday, the Mittersill police became aware of a cyclist on the Felbertauernstraße in the Mittersill area who was coming towards the patrol vehicle without lights and against the prescribed direction of travel.

The officers stopped the cyclist immediately. A breathalyzer test revealed a blood alcohol level of 1.56 per mille. The 59-year-old local will be charged with various administrative offenses.