Overview
- In Berlin around 22:00 Monday, officers saw a red-light violation at Müllerstraße and Antonstraße and the driver fled through several districts.
- During the pursuit a patrol car crashed into parked vehicles in Wedding, injuring a policewoman, and the fleeing vehicle was later found abandoned on Londoner Straße.
- Police identified a suspect without a license who admitted prior drug use, obtained a blood sample, and released him while results are pending.
- A traffic accident unit is investigating suspected illegal motor racing, endangerment of road traffic, driving without a license, drug-impaired driving, permitting unlicensed driving, and negligent bodily injury.
- In Leipzig around 22:30, officers stopped a 26-year-old on Antonienstraße after delayed reactions and a red-light violation; spokesman Tom Erik Richter said a positive rapid drug test led to a prosecutor-approved search of a rental BMW that yielded drugs and a reported-stolen tablet, with items seized and a blood draw conducted as inquiries continue.