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Underage Drivers in Germany Face Investigations After Chase and Crash

Investigations now focus on a 13-year-old’s late-night Audi pursuit in Mönchengladbach, alongside a Merklingen collision involving a 15-year-old fleeing the scene with an intoxicated adult passenger.

Eine 15-Jährige hat bei einer Spritztour mit einem Auto in Baden-Württemberg einen Unfall verursacht. Auf dem Beifahrersitz saß ein betrunkener 34-Jähriger, wie die Polizei Ludwigsburg mitteilte.

Overview

  • A 13-year-old took his mother’s Audi A5 without permission late on August 7–8 and led officers on a brief chase in Mönchengladbach before stopping at a construction site.
  • All five occupants exited and fled on foot when the Audi halted, and the boy later admitted to being the driver.
  • Authorities are probing the 13-year-old for driving without a license and unauthorized vehicle use, while his mother faces charges for permitting it.
  • In Merklingen a 15-year-old allowed to drive by a 34-year-old passenger lost control, collided with two parked cars and initially fled the scene.
  • Police tests found the adult passenger’s blood alcohol at about one per mille, his license was seized and the crash damage is estimated at €6,500.