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Police Open Probe After 24-Year-Old Motorcyclist Flees Crash

Police later located him at home after a search using patrols plus a drone.

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Kehl: Auto erfasst Mann (52), schwer verletzt. Fahrer entkommt, Polizei ermittelt.

Overview

  • A 61-year-old driver turning left collided with the motorcyclist, who then fled the scene on foot before the emergency call was made.
  • Witness statements indicated the rider may have been speeding at the time of the crash.
  • The motorcycle carried a license plate registered to a different vehicle and the bike had been officially taken out of service.
  • Officers found the injured rider at his home, where he briefly tried to escape via a balcony before being detained.
  • A drug pretest returned positive for THC, a blood sample was taken, he had no driving license, and the motorcycle was seized.