Alkolen engineer overtakes 19-year-old: Crash in Götzis ends in the hospital!
Alkolen engineer overtakes 19-year-old: Crash in Götzis ends in the hospital!
On Monday evening, May 26, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred on Lustenauer Strasse in Götzis, Vorarlberg around 10:30 p.m. A 40-year-old man overtook a vehicle driving in front of him by a 19-year-old woman. During the overtaking process there was a touch of both vehicles, causing a front tire to burst at the 19-year-old. Unexplained, she then crashed into a steel railing.
The consequence of the accident was that the 19-year-old driver was slightly injured, but her passenger suffered injuries of an indefinite degree. Both women were immediately taken to surrounding hospitals. The 40-year-old, who had alcohol in his blood when overtaking, was stopped by the officials at the scene of the accident and had to give his driver's license. An advertisement was reported to the Feldkirch district administration, as reported 5min.at.
increased number of accidents and alcohol problems
The incident is also highlighting a worrying development in road traffic. In 2022, the police registered over 6 million speed violations in Austria, which represents an increase of 19.7 % compared to the previous year. A similar trend is also evident in the advertisements for alcohol at the wheel. The number rose from 28,498 in 2021 to 32,875 in 2022, which corresponds to an increase of 15.4 %, such as bmi.gv.at analyzed.
In the course of traffic safety measures, the federal police carried out over 1.7 million alcohol tests in 2022, an increase of 27.4 % compared to 2021. These developments show the increasing urgency to consistently combat alcohol at the wheel. Particular attention is paid to the improvement of the training of executive employees who support the effective detection of drug and alcohol drivers.driving behavior and its consequences
The increasing figures for traffic accidents and violations in Austrian road traffic make it clear that measures to increase traffic safety are urgently necessary. While some areas such as the belief in belief are slightly decline, the problem of speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol remains worrying. The authorization to take a leader on site and reimburse relevant ads is one of the measures that should contribute to improving traffic safety.
This incident in Götzis is not only an unfortunate individual case, but part of a major problem in Austrian traffic. Compliance with the traffic rules and preventing alcohol at the tax must continue to be the focus of the authorities and the public in order to avoid such accidents in the future.
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