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Police Probe Three German Cycling Crashes With Alcohol Suspected in Two

Authorities report high alcohol levels in two cases, triggering formal probes.

Overview

  • In Potsdam, an intoxicated e-scooter rider with a breath reading above 1.2‰ hit a 69-year-old cyclist in Bornstedt, who was lightly injured and did not require hospitalization.
  • Police in Potsdam ordered a blood draw, barred the rider from continuing, and initiated criminal proceedings.
  • Near Ehgatten, a 63-year-old cyclist failed to keep right and collided with two oncoming riders, leaving the initiator and one cyclist seriously injured and a second rider slightly hurt.
  • An alcohol test for the Ehgatten initiator showed more than 1.6‰, with hospital transfers to Dillingen and UKA Augsburg and an investigation for negligent bodily harm and endangering road traffic.
  • In Stockheim, a 29-year-old racing cyclist was seriously injured when a left-turning oncoming driver overlooked her, with police reporting about €1,000 in property damage.