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Police Investigate Suspected Street Races in Düsseldorf and Mainz-Kastel, Four Injured

Officers seized vehicles following witness reports of high-speed overtakes.

Overview

  • In Düsseldorf, police say a 22-year-old and a 33-year-old allegedly raced inside a tunnel before colliding, leaving four people with minor injuries.
  • According to witness accounts, the drivers braked each other and alternately overtook before the older driver reportedly rear-ended the younger man's car.
  • Officers reported indications of alcohol and drugs in the Düsseldorf case and secured the involved vehicles for further examination.
  • In Mainz-Kastel, witnesses reported two cars racing and passing other traffic on both sides shortly after midnight, prompting a police stop near the bridge to Mainz.
  • Police said the stopped drivers in Mainz-Kastel were 22 and 28 years old, the younger had no license, both face criminal proceedings, and their cars were impounded.