Not wanting to lose his driver’s license again, a 36-year-old from Linz went on a wild chase. A police officer had to jump aside and injured his cervical spine. The 36-year-old was called to account at the Steyr regional court on Tuesday.
Alcohol lowers the inhibition threshold and sometimes causes more aggression and overconfidence. All this meant that a 36-year-old was not impressed on the evening of February 8, but he still got behind the wheel of his car drunk and drove through Steyr (Upper Austria). During a check, he drove at a speed of 84 km/h in a 50 km/h zone, whereupon the police started the pursuit.
Speed towards police officers
When they tried to stop him, the 36-year-old apparently saw red: “I was just so afraid that I would lose my license again. “A switch just went on and I stepped on the gas and wanted to drive away,” said the Linz. The judge wanted to know why he had lost the certificate. “Because of a similar story, I also drive too fast and drive away!”, the suspect said unabashedly. But legally speaking, he was blameless.
Not very drunk
The judge accused him again of having “only” 0.68 per mille in his blood. “You weren’t that drunk, did you really think it was worth such a long and wild chase through the whole city?”, which the suspect denies.
“Wild frenzy through Steyr”
First, he rammed a patrol car, causing damage of over 5,000 euros. One of the police officers was injured in the hand. He repeatedly left the officers behind him, but continued to race through the city, sometimes at speeds of up to 140 km/h, even through 30 speed zones.
Finally, to avoid a roadblock, he steered into a guardrail – behind it stood a police officer who had to dive to safety. However, he suffered whiplash and injuries to his cervical spine, which meant he was on sick leave until the end of May and worked in the office until then.
Many accusations
That is why he had to answer to the Steyr Regional Court today, Tuesday 16 July, for serious bodily harm, gross negligence endangering physical safety, serious damage to property and resistance to state authority. The man from Linz, who defended himself in court, confessed fully. He expressed his regret several times and also apologized to all the police officers present. “Of course I confessed, what can I say, I was driving the car,” was his justification. “I was allowed to gag myself today, that was such a stupid move!”
Pronunciation
But it was more than a ‘stupid action’, which was also reflected in the verdict: a suspended prison sentence of seven months, as well as 180 daily rates of 38 euros each, or 6,840 euros in total. In addition, everyone received compensation totaling around 5,500 euros. “I hope you learned something today and that you won’t be back in court soon because of such a trip!”
Source: Krone
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