Overview
- A witness on the A1 near Moorfleet reported erratic driving around 4 a.m., prompting officers to locate the car in Neuallermöhe.
- Police moved to stop the vehicle on Stellbrinkweg, but the driver accelerated and fled.
- Seconds later on Felix-Jud-Ring, the car struck a tree head-on, leaving the driver with serious injuries.
- Firefighters extricated the 24-year-old from the wreck and medics took him to a hospital; police later said the injuries were serious, not life-threatening.
- The car was reported as a carsharing VW ID.3, and investigators plan a blood test to determine possible alcohol or drug use.