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Police Find Large Suspected Marijuana Stash After Berlin Crash That Injured Children

Officers await blood-test results to determine possible drug impairment.

Overview

  • A 20-year-old allegedly ran a red light at Dohnagestell/Seestraße around 12:50 on Thursday and struck a supervised group on a holiday outing.
  • Seven people were injured: a 63-year-old chaperone and six children aged eight and eleven; three children and the woman received ambulatory hospital care.
  • Firefighters said they cared for 19 people affected at the scene, and witnesses reported jumping aside as the car approached.
  • Police reported finding a significant quantity of suspected marijuana in the car, with agency reports putting it at about 90 grams, and they seized the driver's license.
  • The driver was briefly detained and then released pending investigation, and a hospital blood sample was taken with results expected next week.