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Drunk driving: 49-year-old hits guardrail and flees!
Alcohol-related traffic accident in Schneverdingen: driver with 1.48 per mille flees after colliding with a guardrail on November 8th.
Drunk driving: 49-year-old hits guardrail and flees!
On Saturday, November 8th, a worrying incident occurred at the intersection of Alten Landesstraße and Bundesstraße 3 in Schneverdingen. A 49-year-old driver, who was noticeably under the influence of alcohol, hit a guardrail while turning and continued his journey without further ado. Witnesses reported the accident and the police were quickly able to find the driver in the area of the Scharrler roundabout. A breath alcohol test showed a frightening 1.48 per mille, whereupon a blood sample was taken and the vehicle keys and driver's license were confiscated. The consequences for the affected driver are serious: several criminal proceedings have been initiated and the estimated property damage amounts to around 6,000 euros, as Heide-Kurier reports.
Drunk driving remains a serious problem in Germany. The numbers are alarming: In 2023, the Federal Statistical Office registered a total of 37,172 alcohol-related traffic accidents, which led to 18,686 injuries and 198 deaths. This corresponds to an average of almost 102 accidents per day. Although the number of such accidents fell by 4.1 percent compared to the previous year, the risk from drunk drivers remains high. In more than one in eighty alcohol-related accidents, a person dies, a fact that should give food for thought, as VPV states.
Risks and limits
The legal limits for drunk driving are clear: from 0.5 per mille BAC you are considered unfit to drive, but at 0.3 per mille your vision and ability to react can be impaired. There is even a zero blood alcohol limit for young drivers under the age of 21 and novice drivers in their probationary period. Anyone driving with a blood alcohol level of 1.1 or more faces criminal consequences; Above 1.6 per mille there is also a risk of a medical-psychological examination (MPU). In addition, drunk cyclists are not spared penalties such as fines and MPU, which further underlines the dangers of consuming alcohol on the road.
Overall, a Statista survey found that between 1995 and 2024, alcohol-related traffic accidents experienced a serious increase. The last figures published on July 9, 2025 paint a bleak picture of road safety in Germany. The data can be found on the Statista platform, and the last inspection took place on November 10, 2025, which underlines the timeliness, as Statista documents.