Alcohol at the wheel: Cars overturned in Warmbad after pasture fence collision

Alcohol at the wheel: Cars overturned in Warmbad after pasture fence collision

In the early morning hours of June 9, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred in Villach-Warmbad. At 1:15 a.m., a 35-year-old woman who was traveling with her car towards B83 Kärntner Strasse lost control of the vehicle. Inattentiveness, she took off the road, where she collided with a pasture fence and overturned. The badly damaged car finally came to lie in a meadow piece. The driver had to be brought to the LKH Villach with injuries indefinitely. The [5min.at reports] (https://www.5min.at/5202506070708/unfall-in-warmbad-auto-Kollidated-mit-weide- und-Teeberschlugen/) that the woman also has a slight alcoholization, while the suspicion is suspected of impairing other search equipment.

As the local emergency services announced, the heavily damaged vehicle was recovered by the main fire station Villach and then removed from a towing service. The accident once again moved the dangers of alcohol at the wheel into the spotlight. In recent years, alcohol consumption has increased particularly in the summer months, which also increases the number of alcohol -related traffic accidents. According to the [KFV] (https://www.kfv.at/so-gefaehrlich-ist- alcohol-am-steuer/), around 8.5 % of all accidents with personal damage due to alcohol occurred in the first quarter of 2022. During this period, the highest proportion of alcohol accidents have been registered in the past 30 years.

alcoholization and traffic safety

The alarm bells should always ring when the topic of alcohol is discussed at the wheel. As the statistics show, an average of 69 % of the people involved in alcohol accidents are parking. In 2022 there were a total of 469 alcohol accidents with 643 injuries and 7 deaths, which corresponds to around every eleventh roadworthy. It is particularly alarming that a quarter of these accidents happen in the hottest months of July and August. That is why experts and organizations again warn against the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol and appeal to the personal responsibility of all road users. The recommendation is clear: Before enjoying alcoholic beverages, you should always have a safe way home in your head, be it through rides or the use of public transport.

shocking insights into the dangers on the streets also offer local incidents such as that in Villach Warmbad. The incident could impressively remember how important responsible behavior is in road traffic. Because often only a little moment of carelessness is enough to endanger a person's life.

The [criminal case] (https://www.kriminalfall.at/bundesland/kaernten/verkehrsunfall-mit-pershaden- alcoholization-9/) also reports on the incident and the problem of alcoholization at the wheel. We hope that such incidents attract the necessary attention and contribute to information in road traffic.