Overview
- Motorists alerted authorities around 9:50 a.m. after spotting an unresponsive driver in a parked Renault at the Brinkum rest area near Leer.
- Officers broke a side window to enter the locked vehicle when the occupant did not respond to knocking.
- An emergency doctor pronounced the man dead at the scene, and police identified him as a 58-year-old from Bremen.
- Investigators say there are currently no indications of foul play.
- The vehicle’s windows were iced over, the time it had been parked remains unclear, and the public prosecutor will decide on an autopsy after initial inquiries.