VW driver sleeps after an accident- suspected alcohol in Hamm!

Von Polizeipräsidium Hamm

Ein alkoholisierter 25-Jähriger verursachte einen Unfall in Hamm, während er schlief. Polizei weckte ihn und leitete ein Strafverfahren ein.
An alcoholic 25-year-old caused an accident in Hamm while he was asleep. Police woke him up and initiated criminal proceedings. (Symbolbild/NAGW)

In the early morning hours of May 17, 2023, at 4:40 a.m., it crashed on Grönebergstrasse: A 25-year-old driver of a VW Passat came off the road and landed in front of a residential building. Residents were woken up by the loud impact and found the driver sleeping behind the wheel asleep while the engine of the car was still running.

alarmed police officers could wake the man and quickly assumed that alcohol could be in the game. A alcohol test carried out was positive! The driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, but had to undergo blood sample beforehand. An investigation into the risk of road traffic was initiated and his driver's license was confiscated. The property damage is estimated at around 1,000 euros.

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OrtGrönebergstraße, 59065 Hamm, Deutschland