71-year-old with 1.8 per thousand rams of guardrails and continues on the rim!

71-year-old with 1.8 per thousand rams of guardrails and continues on the rim!

A very bizarre incident occurred on May 31, 2025, shortly after 6 p.m., on the B147 in Braunau am Inn. A 71-year-old man from the Braunau district caused an accident in a badly damaged vehicle and continued the journey, even though he only rolled on the rim. According to 5min.at, the old gentleman had an alcoholic value of 1.8 per thousand, which was also reflected in his driving behavior.

The police were alerted and quickly found symptoms of alcohol impairment. During the control, the driver noticed through aggressive statements; He insulted an official and easily injured himself when he tried to judge his damaged side mirror. In addition to the personal damage and the shards that his vehicle had left, two guiding blocks and a guiding bake on the L505 were also affected, which confirmed the investigation.

driver's license taken

The police temporarily took the driver's license from the man and forbid him the further trip. He was traveling from Elixhausen to Braunau when the incident happened and did not seem to be aware of his situation. The person concerned was then brought to the Braunau hospital because he was slightly injured in his fall, which happened without external influence.

However, this is not the only incident in the Braunau district this weekend. In a separate accident in Lengau, a 15-year-old student was hit by an alcoholic driver on her moped. The 37-year-old Innviertler, who also had a alcohol value of 1.8, fled and was later discovered in a restaurant. He left the injured student who received first aid from her boyfriend and Anrainer. Here, too, the driver's driver's license was decreased, as reported.

alcoholized traffic accidents in Austria

The events in Braunau are in a larger context. Every year, several thousand traffic accidents in Austria pass under the influence of alcohol, in which many people are injured or even killed. According to [zero alcohol-full of power] (https://www.null-al alcohol-voll-power.de/checken/news-und-fakten/zahlen-undfaelle-unter- alcohol influence/), there were 14 percent of the women-participated women in the accident, with the large majority being men. About a fifth of the alcoholic driver was younger than 25 years, and an absolute ban on alcohol applies to this group.

The sad balance shows that alcoholized road users continue to be a danger to others despite existing laws. The recent incidents in Braunau are another mole from the large pond of traffic safety and impressively commemorate that responsible driving is essential.