"Had a blackout"

Repair work in a garage leads to hit-and-run driver

The Styrian who injured a moped rider in an accident in Ludersdorf-Wilfersdorf the previous week has been tracked down. Investigations at garages led the police to the hit-and-run driver (65). He stated: "I had a blackout!"

On Thursday of the previous week, a 39-year-old moped rider and a car collided at a traffic circle in Ludersdorf. The two-wheeler driver was thrown from his vehicle and suffered injuries. The car driver fled the scene.

However, a small part of his car was found at the scene of the accident. The make and type of the vehicle were therefore soon identified. Police officers from the Gleisdorf police station investigated at various repair workshops - and indeed they found what they were looking for. The 65-year-old driver took his car to a workshop in the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district the day after the accident.

According to the police, the Styrian confessed to the crime. He stated that he acted in a "blackout" and therefore took flight. He will be charged.