Overview

• Initial breath tests by German police recorded blood alcohol concentrations exceeding three per mille, far above the 0.5 per mille legal limit.
• Officers retained the 40-year-old driver’s documents following a second test that also showed over three per mille.
• A Wednesday measurement still registered around 2.4 per mille, keeping him detained at the Kusel district rest stop for a third day.
• The truck driver’s employer has taken responsibility for rerouting the vehicle to its destination.
• The case underscores a sharp rise in extreme drunk-driving incidents nationwide and has prompted tougher enforcement and criminal proceedings.