Drunk truck drivers stopped on A8: life-threatening ride at women

Drunk truck drivers stopped on A8: life-threatening ride at women

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, a truck driver was stopped by the police on the A8 Innkreis motorway near women. The 59-year-old Romanian was obviously under the influence of alcohol, which became clear due to a strong smell of alcohol and an unsafe driving behavior. Its tractor not only noticed through the driving style, but also through the open tail door of the trailer, which swung back and forth while driving.

The driver drove partly on the right lane, but also ended up repeatedly on the breakdown strip. Such maneuvers were worrying and prompted the officials to bring him to hold in the parking lot of the truck stop. Despite several attempts, it was not possible to carry out an alkotest so that the police had to take a closer look at the situation.

Problems with alcohol analysis

The attempts to carry out a breath alcohol test failed due to the driver's excessive wind turbine. Therefore, it was invited to use an alcomat device, but this attempt ultimately had to be canceled without any result. The officials then decided to order a blood acceptance in order to determine the alcohol content in the blood. However, this request was denied by the driver.

as a result of his behavior and urgent suspicion of drunkenness at the wheel, the driver's license was temporarily withdrawn. Furthermore, the driver had to deposit a security deposit. The police announced that an advertisement would be prepared against him. Such incidents not only put a lightly on the dangers that alcoholic drivers represent for other road users, but also illustrate how important it is to act quickly and determined in suspicions.

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