Overview

• The 31-year-old in Freudenstadt submitted to a voluntary breath test that measured 3.3 ‰ and was reported to smell strongly of alcohol, according to police information relayed by dpa.
• A complaint for driving under the influence has been initiated, and police say they are determining whether the man possessed a valid driving licence.
• In a separate case on the A13 near Radeburg, officers stopped a 40-year-old Polish driver whose test showed 4.2 ‰ after he reportedly swerved and blocked lanes at low speed.
• Police took the A13 driver for a blood draw and placed him in custody to sober up before initiating criminal proceedings for drunk driving.
• Germany’s general legal limit is 0.5 ‰, and recent reports describe intensified roadside checks and swift legal actions in response to a pattern of extreme intoxication cases.