Overview

• A witness reported that the 62-year-old instructor purchased and drank a bottle of wine at a Greifswald gas station shortly before starting the lesson
• Police found him at home after the session and a breathalyzer test returned a 1.61‰ result, far above the 0.0‰ threshold for driving professionals
• Germany’s zero-promille regulation classifies any detectable alcohol in an instructor’s system as a criminal offence
• Officers immediately revoked his driver’s licence and imposed a ban on further driving pending legal action
• The criminal police have opened a formal investigation amid intensified DUI enforcement following a nationwide rise in extreme intoxication cases since late 2024