Driver's license gone

Man drank wine while heavily intoxicated at the wheel

In neighboring Bavaria, the Laufen police station came across a man who was sitting at the wheel of his car at 10:20 a.m. and drinking from a bottle of wine. The preliminary test revealed a considerable blood alcohol level. Police in Salzburg also pulled over two heavily intoxicated drivers on Friday.

In neighboring Laufen, the police were quite astonished: they carried out priority checks in the Mayerhofen area on Friday morning. At 10.20 a.m., the officers came across a man sitting at the wheel and drinking from a bottle of wine. The 57-year-old Upper Austrian from St. Pantaleon was heavily intoxicated: the preliminary test showed 2.6 per mille. His driver's license is gone and he had to undergo a blood test. In addition, a preliminary investigation for drunk driving is underway. 

Two bottles of spirits
On the same day in Salzburg: police patrols pulled over two drunk drivers on October 11. A 54-year-old female driver from the Vöcklabruck district knocked over a traffic sign. During the accident investigation, the police discovered that she was heavily intoxicated. She admitted to having consumed two bottles of a high-proof alcoholic drink in the afternoon. She refused to take a breathalyzer test. The driver's license is gone, charges will follow. 

And in Grossarl, a 72-year-old man from Pongau was stopped shortly after 9 pm. He had a whopping 1.7 per mille. He also had to temporarily surrender his driver's license and will also be charged.