Shock in Baumgartenberg: 88-year-old is hit by car!

Shock in Baumgartenberg: 88-year-old is hit by car!

A nearby accident shocked the region on Thursday! A 50-year-old driver from the Amstetten district ran over an 88-year-old pedestrian at around 4 p.m., who wanted to cross the street in the municipal area of ​​Baumgartenberg with her walking aid. According to reports from 5min.at, the young driver might have overlooked the older lady through the dazzling sun. The collision was violent: the 88-year-old suffered injuries to the back of the head, the shoulder and hip and had to be flown to the Kepler University Hospital in Linz with a C 10. An alkotest with the responsible driver was negative, which makes the circumstances of the accident only appear more tragic.

noise note from Amstetten

At the same time, a completely different incident was found by the police in the Amstetten district. As Meinzirk.at reported, a 23-year-old car driver was stopped during a vehicle control on April 17, 2023. Signs of an impairment of the addictive substance led to the provisional acceptance of their driver's license. The woman admitted to the police to consume cannabis herb and CBD regularly. During a subsequent control of her apartment, 470 grams of cannabis herb, 4 tablets MDMA and a pack of HHC appeared, which she declared itself as a self -need. These finds have been ensured and it is reported to both the St. Pölten public prosecutor and the Amstetten district administration.