Faring drivers ram and spit out police officers in the face!

Faring drivers ram and spit out police officers in the face!

In early Tuesday morning, May 20, 2025, there was a serious incident on the A15 motorway near the Schmerikon, St. Gallen, Switzerland. A 37-year-old man who was classified as unable to drive caused a self-inflicted accident, who subsequently required the intervention of police officers. The driver first ran over the restricted area on the delay strip before it hit the curb with his left rim, which led to a flat tire. Despite this breakdown, he continued his journey to the BP petrol station in Uznach, where he was finally stopped by the patrol of the St. Gallen cantonal police, as Vol.at reported.

Already on the way to the petrol station, the driver had crashed into the side several times and caused considerable damage to property on his vehicle. However, the 37-year-old was extremely uncooperative during the check. According to [IMTICKER.CH] (https://imtickicker.ch/2025/20/Schmerikon sg-fahrunfaehiger-auto-Aurfach-und-spuckt-politis-an/41272/), he verbally threatened and insulted the police and even tried to punch an official with his head. In a particularly aggressive act he spat on a police officer.

legal consequences

The St. Gallen cantonal police immediately initiated criminal proceedings against the aggressor. The complaint includes violations of the Road Traffic Act as well as violence and threats to civil servants. The public prosecutor of the canton of St. Gallen is now examining the allegations against the man. It is known that driving incapacity can arise not only from alcohol or drug use, but also due to health problems. This shows the urgency to take such incidents seriously to ensure safety in road traffic.

The incident also illustrates how important measures against aggressive behavior in road traffic are. According to a judgment of the Düsseldorf Administrative Court, a high aggression potential can lead to a withdrawal of the driver's license. This decision is based on the assessment that aggressive behavior is a risk to traffic safety and can subsequently mean that appropriate drivers have to be pulled out of the traffic to protect the general public, as bussgeldsiegen.de leads.

In this case, the public prosecutor will now determine whether measures against the driver are useful and necessary to prevent similar incidents in the future and to increase traffic safety.