Overview
- In Berchtesgaden on New Year’s Eve, a 65-year-old in a Fiat left the B305 near Gartenau, struck a sign and a tree, and the car rolled onto its passenger side.
- Local residents, including a firefighter and a water-rescue worker, pulled the driver from the vehicle and alerted emergency services before professional crews arrived.
- Leitstelle Traunstein dispatched fire units and BRK teams with an emergency physician, who performed an on-scene blood draw after a test showed over 1.1‰.
- The Berchtesgaden driver was taken to Kreisklinik Bad Reichenhall, his licence was seized, and he faces a substantial fine plus a multi-month driving ban.
- In Blankenburg on Thursday, a 55-year-old SUV driver hit a streetlight then a tree, tested at 2.14‰, sustained minor injuries, had his licence secured, and is under investigation for endangering road traffic with vehicle damage estimated at about €10,000.