Overview

• A 46-year-old man stopped at an Eilenburg gas station around 0.25 a.m. to buy a sausage and then drove off in his Kia Picanto despite appearing intoxicated.
• A witness noticed his slurred speech and alerted police, leading officers to track down and stop the vehicle shortly afterward.
• A roadside breathalyser test registered a blood alcohol concentration exceeding 1.8 per mille.
• Police launched a formal investigation for drunk driving, administered a blood test and seized the man’s driver’s license.
• This case follows a string of high-BAC DUI arrests across Germany, highlighting growing public safety concerns and stricter law enforcement efforts.