Overview
- The incident occurred Wednesday evening in Aßlar-Bechlingen, Lahn-Dill district in central Hesse, during a planned traffic control around 8:30 p.m.
- According to police, a 29-year-old driver tried to evade the stop by accelerating directly toward an officer.
- The officer fired his service weapon and the driver then struck the officer with the car.
- Both men sustained serious injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment, with no further condition details released.
- The Hessian State Criminal Police Office is leading the case, and investigators say the motive and precise chronology remain unclear as police declined to provide additional information.