Patrol car rammed

Drug driver (18) stopped by gunfire in Vienna

While fleeing from the police, the 18-year-old had rammed into a patrol car.(Bild: LPD Wien)

A young man, only 18 years old and high on drugs, is said to have raced through Vienna in a stolen car on Monday evening. While fleeing from the police, the driver raced through several red traffic lights and seriously endangered cars and passers-by. An officer then pulled out his service weapon and fired several shots.

Because the young man attracted the attention of officers in Penzing due to his illegal driving, he was ordered to stop. But this was out of the question for the hooligan, who fled out of town in the direction of Breitenfurter Straße. Despite being pursued by several police cars, the 18-year-old stepped on the gas pedal again and continued driving despite the red lights, putting several passers-by in danger. 

In the meantime, investigators were able to establish that the getaway car was a stolen car. 

It took several shots from a service weapon to stop the drug driver.(Bild: LPD Wien)

In the Hadikgasse area, the driver finally rammed into a patrol car parked across the road and drove towards an officer. The officer had no choice but to pull out his service weapon and fire several shots to stop the driver. The 18-year-old was finally apprehended in Kaltenbäckgasse ...

Several bags of cocaine in the car
Without a driver's license, the drunk driver was finally arrested. Several bags, suspected cocaine and a blank-firing pistol were discovered and seized in the vehicle. In addition, a medical officer was able to determine that he was impaired by narcotics. The man was released after questioning.