Rapid escape in Vienna: Police under fire during chase!

Rapid escape in Vienna: Police under fire during chase!

A breathtaking persecution drama shook Vienna! On Monday evening, police officers were alerted to a Mercedes driver who was racing along the southeast tangent in a daring zigzag at over 100 km/h. The speeding driver ignored all police stop signals and escaped in heavy traffic while driving sloppily through an emergency lane. The officers were finally able to disrupt the car on the exit ramp to the A4, but despite a brief check, the driver managed to break through the stopping maneuver and race straight towards the police officers at high speed, as they did ORF reported.

In a gripping moment, the emergency services jumped to the side, but one of the officers was grazed in the leg. In immediate response, police fired a round of gunfire - a total of 15 to 16 shots were fired in an attempt to stop the driver from escaping, but to no avail. The speeding driver fled again and parked the damaged Mercedes on Modecenterstrasse before fleeing into a nearby office building, reported today.at. Despite a large-scale search by WEGA and service dogs, the driver could not be found and the search is in full swing.

The Vienna State Criminal Police Office has taken over the investigation and is currently evaluating the video material to identify the fleeing speeder. This dangerous occurrence leaves citizens worried and shows once again that not only road traffic management but also the safety of officers is at stake in such brutally dangerous situations.