Drunk Freight Train Driver Stops on Tracks Near Hannover

An ICE driver intervened after discovering his colleague asleep with a blood alcohol level of 1.41, prompting a police investigation.

A freight train driver was found asleep on the floor of his locomotive at the Rethen station, south of Hannover, early Saturday morning.
The driver, who had a blood alcohol level of 1.41, had reportedly driven approximately 100 kilometers after visiting a bar in Göttingen.
An ICE train driver was dispatched to check on the freight train after communication with the freight driver was lost.
The ICE driver prevented the intoxicated freight driver from continuing by manually disabling the locomotive from the outside.
Police have confiscated the freight driver’s license and are investigating him for endangering rail traffic and driving under the influence.