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Oktoberfest Tourist Crashes App Rental After Wrong-Way Drive Near Icking

Authorities have launched DUI proceedings after a test showed alcohol well above the 1.1‰ legal limit.

Overview

  • Police report the 21-year-old Italian left the Wiesn, unlocked a rental car via an app and drove toward the B11 in the opposite direction of his Munich hotel.
  • The car went over a roundabout near Icking around 23:00 on September 20, ploughed through fences and a hedge, and came to a stop on private property with no injuries reported.
  • Officers ordered a blood draw, seized the driver’s licence and had the damaged vehicle towed from the scene.
  • Damage was estimated at about €15,000 to the rental car and roughly €2,000 to property, and the driver posted a four‑digit security deposit.
  • Police said a ride was arranged to take the intoxicated tourist to his accommodation as the investigation moves forward.