Passenger ran off

Drunk driver tried in vain to swap places

Saturday was probably one of the last beautiful days of the summer. Many took advantage of the fantastic weather. A 53-year-old from Linz-Land, however, crashed into oncoming traffic at 5 p.m. while turning with almost two per mille alcohol in his blood and then tried to cover up his guilt.

There was a crash in the Allhaming district at around 5 pm on Saturday. A 29-year-old woman from the Wels-Land district was traveling with her one-year-old daughter in her car in the direction of Neuhofen an der Krems. At the same time, a 53-year-old man from the Linz-Land district was driving in the opposite direction. At an intersection, the 53-year-old turned left and there was a collision.

Attempt failed
Apparently nobody was injured. As witnesses observed, the man tried to swap seats with his passenger, but was unsuccessful: the unknown passenger left the scene of the accident immediately after getting out. The one-year-old girl was taken to Wels hospital by the ambulance for a check-up. The 53-year-old's alcohol test showed 1.96 per mille. He had to surrender his driver's license on the spot.