Alcoholized 20-year-old has an accident: car overturns in Schlüßlberg

Alcoholized 20-year-old has an accident: car overturns in Schlüßlberg

On the night of April 13, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred in Schlüßlberg, in which a 20-year-old man from the Grieskirchen district was seriously injured. Like 5min.at , the driver lost control of his vehicle at around 2 a.m. His car came off Gallspacher Straße, crashed into two traffic signs and a guide before he overturned and came to the roof.

Another road user already provided first aid at the scene of the accident, while the rescue workers were alerted. Despite his serious injuries, the driver was able to leave the vehicle with the support of the emergency services. He was immediately taken to the hospital. A alkotest carried out was positive, whereupon the driver's license was temporarily decreased.

alcohol and traffic accidents in Austria

The incident is part of a worrying statistics: According to Statistics Austria , traffic accidents are caused by the influence of alcohol, an essential aspect of traffic safety research. The data published since 1961 show that alcohol -related accidents often influence the consequences for the causes of the accident and the safety of road users. Statistical surveys serve to develop and evaluate accident prevention programs.

according to Destatis in 2021 there was 13,628 traffic accidents with people in which at least one involved influence alcohol. This corresponds to 5.3 % of all accidents with personal injury. On average, a person died almost every other day in an alcohol accident, which underlines the relevance of accident avoidance under the influence of alcohol.

• Summary of alcohol accidents in Germany 2021:
  • 13,628 Accidents with personal damage
  • 5.3 % of all accidents
  • 16,426 injured persons
  • 165 deaths
• alcohol accidents often occur on weekends.
  • 24.7 % on Saturday
  • 21.1 % on Sunday

The serious traffic accident in Schlüßlberg is another alarming example of the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol. It shows how important it is to promote prevention measures to avoid similar incidents and to increase safety in road traffic.