Following the chaos that left 19 people injured on the highways in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the arrested truck driver remains in a psychiatric hospital until further notice. The 30-year-old is accused of dangerously disrupting traffic.
A judge in Hagen decided whether he should remain in the psychiatric hospital, a police spokesman in Düsseldorf said.
Evidence of alcohol consumption
An initial breath test showed that the driver had consumed alcohol. However, alcohol consumption alone does not explain his behavior, police said. The Polish truck driver’s blood results are still pending.
Path of desolation
The police arrested the truck driver on Saturday. He was questioned on the spot, but a proper interrogation had yet to take place. “We have to talk to the doctors about this, because it must also be useful,” said a police spokesperson.
The driver had previously left a trail of destruction on busy highways in North Rhine-Westphalia. The truck with a Polish license plate was reported to the police because it was driving noticeably unsafely on the A46 near Neuss. There are no indications that the man specifically targeted cars. “He drove in serpentine lines, even through a hard shoulder and was hit everywhere,” it was said.
Ignore stop signs
According to police, the driver also ignored police stop signals and continued driving at a significantly higher speed. On the A1, the truck then collided with oncoming traffic between Volmarstein and Hagen-West, where it eventually came to a stop. After reporting the incident, the driver estimated that he drove the truck a total of 60 kilometers. About 50 cars were damaged in the series of accidents and some were completely destroyed.
Victim out of danger
According to police, eight people were seriously injured and one person’s life was temporarily in danger. According to the police, the most seriously injured victim is now out of danger.
Eleven people were slightly injured. Several major highway sections were temporarily closed to traffic for hours. Debris had to be collected, vehicles had to be towed away and the roads had to be cleared. The A1 was free to drive again on Sunday around noon. The A46, which was also affected, was open again on Sunday night.
Source: Krone
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