Rapid escape from the police: drivers grabbed stolen motorcycle!

Rapid escape from the police: drivers grabbed stolen motorcycle!

late Monday evening, April 29, 2025, there was a dramatic chase in Pirmasens, which ended with the arrest of a 26-year-old driver. The police wanted to control the man at 10:30 p.m. in the confluence area of ​​Arnulf and Maria-Theresien-Strasse. However, the driver who steered a VW Passat reacted to the request for control. He accelerated and raced through several streets and a dirt road until the view of visibility to the police at the level of the Streckbrücke broke off. Residents then reported a dark vehicle in Rupprechtsstraße, where the driver had taken the licensees and removed on foot. But the Fiorna was temporarily not crowned with success because the police discovered the suspect shortly afterwards.

In the subsequent arrest, the 26-year-old admitted to having driven the Passat. A search of the vehicle revealed sensitive finds: a loaded gas pistol and a foreign registration certificate, which belonged to a stolen motorcycle from Baden-Württemberg. The motorcycle was secured not far from the control location. The perpetrator was also unable to pay for two arrest warrants directed against him and was therefore brought to prison. Now several criminal proceedings are waiting for him and the investigation is still in progress. The incident raises questions about the legal consequences of flight and resistance to the police.

legal consequences of an escape from the police

In the case of a police check, the driver's road can be seen as a serious administrative offense. According to bussgeldatalog.org , police officers can ask for control to check the driver's license and admission certificate. If you do not follow a holding requirement, you have to expect a fine of 70 euros and a point in Flensburg. For beginners in the trial period, this can result in additional measures, since this is an A-violation.

Furthermore, the Federal Court of Justice emphasizes that the mere driving away from the police is not an escape, unless violent resistance to the civil servants is carried out. Only in such a case can a prison sentence up to three years or a fine. A case that landed in court showed that even injuries from a police officer during an escape who did not deliberately happen are not automatically considered resistance.

The investigation into the incident in Pirmasens continues. The 26-year-old is expected to be responsible soon, while the legal consequences for many drivers who react nervously to a police check and take flight are still unclear.