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Police Stop 35-Year-Old With About 1.8‰ on A96 After Zigzag Report

Authorities are pursuing a drunk-driving case pending lab results from a post-stop blood draw.

Overview

  • An attentive motorist reported erratic driving toward Munich around 5 p.m. Tuesday, prompting a patrol response.
  • Autobahnpolizei Memmingen stopped the car at the Wertachtal parking area near Wiedergeltingen.
  • Officers noted a strong smell of alcohol and a voluntary hand-held breath test read roughly 1.8 per mille.
  • The driver left the vehicle to accompany officers for a blood draw, and his keys went to a sober passenger.
  • Police initiated a complaint for driving under the influence, with final levels to be confirmed by the blood test.