Drama in Ebergassing: Created forced prisoners after chase!

Drama in Ebergassing: Created forced prisoners after chase!

on Tuesday evening, May 21, 2025, a escaped prisoner in Eberschassing was arrested after he had withdrawn from a spectacular chase with a car. According to information from vienna.at , the persecution began at around 10:30 p.m. when a patrol of the Leopoldsdorf with Viennese license plate due to excessive speed.

The driver, a 20-year-old, initially stopped, but shortly afterwards went full throttle and fled with speeds of up to 100 km/h in the passage through. The rapid escape led from the B11 to the B15 towards Himberg, where the driver finally reached speeds of up to 150 km/h. Several police patrols were alerted and went in search of the vehicle, but lost sight of the refugees in the short term. A police helicopter with thermal imaging camera and two service dog strips were requested to support.

chase leads to spectacular end

At 10:40 p.m., the emergency services discovered the escape vehicle on an earth wall in Eberswall. The car was parked with an open driver's door, but the driver initially disappeared. Finally, with the help of the thermal imaging camera, he was discovered in a nearby forest area and arrested at 11:24 p.m. The young man had not returned from the judiciary, and there was an upright arrest warrant against him. He was then transferred to the Vienna-Josefstadt judiciary, as Kurier.at reported.

The arrested person now faces several ads, including resistance to state power. In addition, numerous traffic law violations can be expected, in particular because of the considerable speed overruns and driving without valid steering authorization.

security situation in Austria

The incident throws a light on the current security situation in Austria. Around 528,000 crimes were reported in Austria in 2023, the highest level of status since 2016. Around a third of the offenses were in Vienna. The increase in drug crime, which included around 35,400 crimes in the same year, is particularly worrying with Vienna as the center of these problems. Most of the foreign suspects came from Romania, Germany and Serbia, which also led to a social debate about crime and immigration. According to Statista , 70 % of Austrians believe that immigrants reinforce crime problems.