Cars overturned in Villach - driver injured and alcoholic!

Cars overturned in Villach - driver injured and alcoholic!

In the night of June 9, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred in Villach Warmbad, which attracted the attention of the local authorities. Around 1:15 a.m., a driver came off the street on the B86 towards B83. Your vehicle collided with a pasture fence, then overturned and came to a standstill in an adjacent meadow piece. The driver was brought to the LKH Villach with injuries of an indefinite degree, such as Klick-kaernten.at.

A alkotest carried out showed a slight alcoholization of the driver. Nevertheless, there is suspicion of possible impairment by addictive substances. As a result of the accident, the vehicle was recovered and towed by the main fire station Villach.

other alcohol cases in the region

In another place in Carinthia, an incident also occurred with an alcohol extent. Here the driver drove against a house facade in Fellach. Details on possible injuries or the damage caused were not published, as kaernten.orf.at. These incidents also highlight the problem of alcohol consumption in road traffic in the region.

statistics show that alcohol consumption significantly affects reaction and thus traffic safety. In Austria last year, 7.5% of traffic accidents, a total of 2,676, were due to alcohol, which has been the second highest value since 1992. Dabei starben 26 Menschen und über 3.300 erlitten Verletzungen bei alkoholbedingten Unfällen, wie oeamtc.at berichtet.

Legal consequences for alcohol at the tax

The legally prescribed maximum limit of alcohol in the blood is less than 0.5 per thousand. A border of 0.1 per thousand even applies to the test manager owner as well as truck and bus drivers. The punishments differ depending on the alcohol content:

The refusal of an alkomat test has the same consequences as a positive test. In addition, the police can arrange an alcohol test for hours after the trip, which underlines the need to always be aware of their own responsibility in road traffic.