Influence of drugs at the wheel: Police grabs driver without a driver's license!

Influence of drugs at the wheel: Police grabs driver without a driver's license!

Erlangen, Deutschland - On January 4, 2025, a traffic control was carried out in Erlangen-Stadt on Schallershofer Strasse. The police found that a 22-year-old car driver was traveling without a driver's license. In addition, the license plate of the vehicle was stamped and output for another car. The vehicle was not approved in public road traffic and the driver could not present vehicle documents, which raised the suspicion of illegal use.

During the check, the officials noticed the smell of cannabis in the vehicle and found drug abnormalities with the driver typical of drugs. A blood sample was carried out by a doctor and the vehicle with a license plate was ensured. The investigation into the identity of the actual vehicle owner and the authorization of the driver was started, such as Wiesentbote reported.

further incidents in the region

In the night of Sunday, shortly after midnight, the left -wing exterior mirror of a BMW Mini Cooper was ceded in the Bechhofen district of Bechhofen. A resident had observed the fleeing perpetrator. The total damage is estimated at around 500 euros. The police ask for clues.

Also on Saturday, a traffic accident occurred on federal road 470 in Gremsdorf. A 20-year-old driver of an Amazon vehicle had disregarded a red light and abruptly reset, which collided with the vehicle behind her. The total damage amounts to around 2500 euros, nobody was injured.

In Vestenbergsgreuth, a road user reported a rapid 30-year-old man who had previously been in the ditch with an accident-damaged vehicle on Saturday afternoon. A search caused the vehicle and the driver to be found in the near area of the accident site. In a breath alcohol test, a value of 0.95 mg/l was found, which led to ensuring the driver's license and the initiation of a criminal proceedings.

In the case of drugs at the wheel, different sanctions can threaten. The difference between license withdrawal and driving ban is that the driver's license remains valid when driving a driving ban and is returned after a specified period, while the driver's license withdrawal becomes invalid and a blocking period of at least 6 months applies. Further information on the possible legal consequences for drug use in road traffic can be found on the website of Wehner

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien