Overview
- Neustadt police stopped a 30-year-old e-scooter rider at 1:10 a.m. for riding without lights, with a test indicating amphetamines and a subsequent blood draw.
- Officers seized the scooter for possible forfeiture, opened criminal and administrative proceedings, and plan to notify the driver’s‑license authority; the rider was previously known for similar offenses.
- A day earlier in Neustadt, a 22-year-old on a rental e-scooter showed signs of intoxication, tested positive in a THC pretest, and provided a blood sample.
- Police said the 22-year-old had twice been caught in the past four months for e-scooter rides under the influence, with a new fine proceeding now underway.
- Separate weekend checks in Lower Saxony included a 24-year-old motorist with a THC-positive pretest and an e-scooter rider who refused a drug pretest, both resulting in blood samples and investigations.