5 injured in accident

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A policewoman was at the wheel of this plainclothes patrol car when the speeding driver's BMW crashed in Traun. Her colleague was only just able to save herself.(Bild: TEAM FOTOKERSCHI / ANTONIO BAYER)

He was driving at 250 km/h on the highway, tried to break through a police roadblock and caused an accident that injured five people. The fact that there were no fatalities is nothing short of a miracle in view of the pictures. But the 20-year-old speeding driver is allowed to keep his BMW, which will not be auctioned off. The "Krone" knows the details.

The text of the law states that a car can be taken away and auctioned off if a driver is speeding by 80 km/h within the local area or 90 km/h outside it. This is easily the case for the 20-year-old Serbian-Hungarian dual national who sped from Wels to Traun at speeds of up to 250 km/h in order to escape the police. And the journey is also documented by a video from the patrol car, the speed measurement is calibrated. Nevertheless, he is allowed to keep his BMW - or rather, what is left of it.