"Crazy action"

Attempted murder investigation after horror drive in Vienna

Reconstruction of the crime in the 2nd district with a large police contingent, the accused and a drone.(Bild: Reinhard Holl)

In mid-September, a driver (32) sped towards a police officer in Vienna and endangered the life of his family. The Serbian is in custody and is being investigated on suspicion of murder. On Tuesday, the crime in Leopoldstadt was reconstructed.

The Serbian man (32) appears contrite at the local inspection in Leopoldstadt and insists that he did not want to kill anyone. After the 32-year-old drove his powerful black BMW M6 through the district in mid-September, he was taken into custody. He is being investigated for attempted murder.

When police officers tried to stop the sleek coupé, the Serbian accelerated, rammed into two uninvolved cars and sped towards a police officer, who was able to save himself in time by jumping to the side, but was grazed on the arm by the side mirror.

Little daughter was sitting in a baby seat in the back seat
At the Wehlistraße/Friedrich-Hillegeist-Straße junction, the accused lost control of his car and crashed into a construction fence and several traffic bollards. A police car parked across the road and shots to the tires finally stopped him. The officers were amazed when they discovered the accused's wife in the passenger seat and his four-month-old daughter in the baby seat. His lawyer Christian Werner is convinced: "It was a crazy action, but certainly not attempted murder."