Overview

• A 57-year-old woman in Freital was stopped with a blood alcohol level above 3.3 per mille, resisted arrest and injured an officer as investigators opened proceedings for drunk driving and resisting police.
• In Jerichower Land, police halted a cyclist whose breathalyzer registered over 4 per mille, escorted him to hospital for a blood test, prohibited him from riding any vehicle and launched a DUI investigation.
• In Kaufbeuren, officers responded to reports of a vehicle weaving through the city and found a 48-year-old driver with over 1.6 per mille BAC, confiscating her license and ordering a blood test ahead of DUI proceedings.
• All three incidents involved readings far above Germany’s 0.5 per mille legal limit, levels that experts warn can lead to paralysis, coma and death.
• Police across multiple regions have stepped up breathalyzer checks, license seizures and arrests as DUI incidents with extreme intoxication levels rise.