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Police Probe Three Suspected Drunk-Driving Cases Across Germany

Witness reports prompted blood tests, a licence seizure, formal investigations.

Overview

  • In Reiskirchen, a 76-year-old allegedly scraped a parked car and drove home, where police recorded about 2.6‰ on a breath test and took a blood sample.
  • Damage in the Reiskirchen case was estimated at roughly €2,500 after the parked vehicle’s rear left bumper was hit.
  • In Schwabmünchen, an 80-year-old reportedly hit a car while unparking and left the scene before being found near his disabled vehicle with a head injury.
  • Police in Schwabmünchen reported a breath test of 1.48‰, ordered a blood draw, seized the driver’s licence, and opened investigations for traffic endangerment and hit-and-run, with damage estimated at about €1,800.
  • In Ulm, officers first found a 44-year-old asleep in his car; minutes after being sent on foot, he admitted driving home, and the public prosecutor ordered a blood test.