During the street art festival in the middle of the pedestrian zone of St. Pölten, unbelievable scenes took place. A man (41) who was pumped full of drugs drove at hellish speed into a little girl and broke her thigh bone. The mother of the seriously injured woman describes the details to the “Krone”.
Little Elina was really looking forward to the cheerleaders’ performance at the “Bravissimo” festival in St. Pölten. But 30 minutes before the show started, Saturday evening took a sudden turn. An e-scooter driver knocked over the nine-year-old between Riemerplatz and Herrenplatz and even dragged the child for a few meters. “We heard the man screaming from far away and initially thought he was part of the street art festival,” the mother says in the interview with ‘Krone’.
The driver is already known to the police
But the alleged artist turned out to be a ruthless miscreant (41) in the middle of the busy pedestrian area, who – as it turned out later – was under the enormous influence of drugs and alcohol. “Luckily, people immediately took care of my daughter,” says the woman. A doctor was also quickly on the scene and treated the seriously injured girl.
Elina suffered a broken femur in the collision, as well as several abrasions and bruises. She is expected to be released from the hospital two days after the accident, but will probably have to wear a cast for a long time.
Also deliberately hit cars
The 41-year-old wanted to flee after the incident, but was held by several passers-by until the police arrived. The man is no stranger to the officers due to previous drug and e-scooter incidents. Explosive: A few minutes earlier, he is said to have deliberately hit and damaged several cars with his electric scooter.
Source: Krone
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