Train service suspended

Drunk driver followed sat nav and drove onto train track

A 30-year-old woman caused a delay to train services in Carinthia on Thursday. The woman had been following the navigation system and drove onto the train tracks. The driver was also drunk. 

That doesn't happen every day! A 30-year-old Italian woman was driving from Vorderberg towards Michelhofen on Thursday evening and stopped at a level crossing.

Directly at the level crossing, the woman then responded to the instructions on her navigation system, steered the car in an easterly direction and ended up on the railroad tracks. The car touched down on the tracks so that it was no longer possible to drive on. She had no choice but to call the emergency services. Because the police officers who intervened detected a distinct smell of alcohol during the accident investigation, the woman had to take a breathalyzer test. And this revealed that she was slightly under the influence.

The trip cost the driver dearly: a security deposit of several hundred euros was levied. The police: "The entire train service had to be stopped for an hour and a half. And the car had to be recovered by the Nötsch and St. Paul fire departments, which were on site with 34 firefighters."