Overview

• The 44-year-old drove off during unloading at a company site in Tensbüttel-Röst around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
• A worker who was still on the trailer during the roughly 10-minute trip was uninjured after taking cover between pallets.
• A colleague followed the rig and forced it to stop in nearby Schafstedt on the L175 without any damage reported.
• Albersdorf police measured a 4.38‰ alcohol level, ordered a blood test, seized the driver’s license, and took him to a hospital to sober up under medical supervision.
• Authorities identified the driver as Ukrainian and opened a case on suspicion of drunk driving.