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Drunk driving in Oftering: Holiday of freedom ends in a tree!
An alcoholic 34-year-old caused an accident in Oftering, fled, returned and was caught by the police.
Drunk driving in Oftering: Holiday of freedom ends in a tree!
A scandalous incident occurred in Oftering, Linz-Land district, in the early morning of December 22, 2024. A 34-year-old man, heavily intoxicated with a blood alcohol level of 1.38, caused an accident around 4 a.m. by ramming a car parked on the side of the road with his car. The impact sent his vehicle crashing into a tree, but instead of staying put, the driver fled the scene. Surprisingly, he returned a short time later with a second car to tow his damaged vehicle. This return did not go unnoticed; Attentive witnesses alerted the police, who stopped him a short time later.
Legal consequences in sight
The accused are not only faced with a temporary driving license revocation, but also with serious legal consequences, as driving under the influence of alcohol is subject to strict laws in Austria. If the alcohol content is over 0.5 per mille, as in the case of the 34-year-old, criminal proceedings and possibly civil lawsuits can arise from injured parties land-oberoesterreich.gv.at reported. It is particularly important to note that alcohol is broken down slowly in the body - on average only about 0.1 per mille is broken down per hour, which is significant if the driver is caught again shortly after the incident.
This event vividly illustrates that drinking and driving do not mix at all, a message that should be clearly conveyed: no matter how sober you feel, residues of alcohol can still remain in your blood, which can have fatal consequences. In this case, a criminal conviction could await the drunk driver, while the liability insurance company could also potentially assert claims for damages, as will be explained further.