A 15-year-old allegedly endangered a pedestrian on a secured path in Vienna-Simmering with a borrowed car on Friday evening. In the ensuing argument, the teenager threatened the 37-year-old, who apparently had to jump to save himself, with a knife.
In addition to the charges under the Criminal Code, the 15-year-old is now facing administrative charges, including driving without a license and under the influence of drugs.
Teenie suddenly pulled out a knife
The teenager was driving in the Kopalgasse around 2:30 am and apparently showed quite reckless driving: an argument broke out between him and the passer-by after the 37-year-old ‘jumped out of the way while trying to cross the protective path’. to do,” said police spokeswoman Barbara Gass. “During the first verbal argument, the 15-year-old allegedly threatened the pedestrian with a knife. The 37-year-old then fled and called the police.”
Car belonged to a 21 year old friend
The suspect was quickly identified based on the license plate number. “It turned out that the 15-year-old was driving his 21-year-old friend’s car. The license plates attached to the vehicle were reported stolen. According to current findings, the 15-year-old would have stolen them beforehand,” the spokeswoman said.
A knife, an alienated debit card and a small quantity of addictive substances, believed to be cannabis, were also seized from the youngster. He was temporarily arrested and then released.
Source: Krone
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