E-scooter crash in Goslar: drunk driver ends up in hospital!

E-scooter crash in Goslar: drunk driver ends up in hospital!

On Saturday, August 24, 2025, the authorities reported an incident on the banks of the Oker in Goslar, which once again highlighted the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol. At around 12:55 p.m., a 49-year-old man fell on his e-scooter and suffered minor injuries. A passer-by found him lying on the sidewalk as he was heading toward Kielsche Strasse. A subsequent hospital examination revealed a breath alcohol concentration of 2.7 per mille, increasing concerns about the safety of e-scooter riders. The police are asking the public to call (05321) 339-0 for information about witnesses in order to collect further information about the incident. goslarsche.de reports these worrying developments.

The problem of alcohol-related traffic accidents is also known in other cities. A comprehensive study conducted on e-scooter drivers in Hamburg shows that an alarming 9.6% of all traffic violations were committed by drivers with a blood alcohol concentration of over 1.1‰. In 76.9% of the people examined, the alcohol content was even higher than this value. The study also revealed that most incidents occurred during nighttime hours and on weekends, a pattern that also appears to be evident in Goslar. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov provides a detailed overview of this issue.

Alcohol and e-scooters: a growing problem

The data from the Federal Statistical Office for 2022 is also sobering: There were a total of 8,260 accidents involving e-scooters, with 1,234 people being seriously injured and 11 people losing their lives. What is particularly alarming is that alcohol was involved in almost one in five of these accidents (18.1 percent). The consequences are borne not only by those responsible, but also by innocent road users who are endangered by careless driving. [tuev-verband.de].

Another scandalous event occurred on Saturday evening in the food market on Bornhardtstrasse, where a 19-year-old from Goslar was banned from entering the building. When enforcing the ban, she was aggressive and kicked an employee in the thigh. She also insulted several market employees, which means she is now facing criminal charges for assault and insult.

Another offense under the influence of alcohol

Meanwhile, in the early hours of Sunday, a 39-year-old man from Gütersloh was arrested after stealing two bouquets of flowers from a gas station. He also insulted several taxi drivers on the station forecourt and threatened them with a folding bicycle lock before breaking a glass window at a bus stop. The police then took him into custody.

These incidents illustrate not only the dangers of e-scooters under the influence of alcohol, but also the broader challenges facing security authorities in the region. It remains to be hoped that education and more intensive monitoring will create more awareness of the dangers posed by drunk road users.