Overview

• In Mainz, a witness reported a man drinking vodka at a Saarstraße station before driving off with a child in the front seat early on September 22.
• Police soon found the vehicle parked on Wallstraße, identified the 30-year-old as the life partner of the car’s owner, and recorded 1.00‰ on a breath test at 7:55 a.m.
• An investigation was opened against the Mainz driver, and officers underscored the heightened responsibility when transporting children.
• In Wiesloch on September 19, a bystander flagged a 60-year-old who appeared intoxicated at a station on Am Schwimmbad; a breath test measured 1.76‰.
• The Wiesloch driver was reported for intentional drunk driving, and police confiscated her driving licence.