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Police Shoot Tire to End Bavarian Chase as Fresh Appeal Revives Year‑Old Hit‑and‑Run Case

Investigators are turning to public tips in the Riekofen death after extensive forensic work yielded no suspect.

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Unfall auf A6 bei Altdorf bei Nürnberg: Dönerspieße landen auf Fahrbahn
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Overview

  • During a pursuit across WeilheimSchongau and Starnberg, officers fired at a VW Caddy’s rear tire and arrested the 46-year-old driver after collisions with patrol cars left two policemen lightly injured.
  • Near Riekofen and Sünching, police renewed appeals in the unsolved killing of 24-year-old Vinzenz L., installing roadside banners and planning a Saturday infostand in Sünching to seek tips, including sightings of a white SUV.
  • A chain collision on Staatsstraße 2086 near Haman involved three cars and three motorcycles, seriously injuring a 21-year-old rider and a 19-year-old passenger and closing the road for about two hours.
  • Two separate motorcycle crashes on the B307 near the Sylvenstein left a 17-year-old Austrian seriously injured after rear-ending a stopped Renault and a 25-year-old rider hurt in a solo curve fall.
  • An excavator overturned on the B11 at the Ickinger Berg near Wolfratshausen, leaked oil and required hours of crane recovery and a full closure, with the 23-year-old operator reported lightly injured.