Chase on A24: Police stop 25-year-old without driver's license!

Chase on A24: Police stop 25-year-old without driver's license!

What happened on the A24 on Saturday evening almost sounds like something out of an action film: A 25-year-old was arrested by the police in Südstormarn after a breakneck chase. This case not only raises questions, but also highlights the rising crime rates in Germany.

As the Lübeck news According to reports, the Ratzeburg police received a telephone tip about a dispute surrounding the sale of an Audi. It was then decided to carry out a traffic control on the motorway in the direction of Hamburg.

But the young man didn't seem particularly interested in control: instead of stopping, he accelerated hard and accelerated to more than 200 km/h. After a risky driving maneuver, he left the motorway at the Witzhave junction and took the L94 towards Reinbek. There he again threw caution to the wind and overtook several vehicles while ignoring speed limits.

The escape attempt in detail

The chase was spectacular, but also short-lived. The driver turned onto the L222 towards Stemwarde, where he disappeared from the police's sight for a while. The vehicle itself was later discovered in a residential area, the tires were still smoking heavily. At first there was no trace of the driver until the officers finally found him near the car.

He turned out to be the 25-year-old he was looking for, a Serb without a valid driver's license and who also had an arrest warrant against him from the Stade public prosecutor's office. On the orders of the Lübeck public prosecutor's office, the suspect's vehicle and clothing were seized in order to secure important clues. A criminal complaint was also filed on suspicion of prohibited motor vehicle racing and driving without a license.

A look at crime in Germany

The incidents surrounding the chase are also a reminder of current developments in crime: According to the Crime statistics 2023 According to the Federal Criminal Police Office, the number of crimes in Germany rose to 5.941 million, the highest level since 2016. This corresponds to an increase of 5.5% compared to the previous year.

Particularly frightening is the increase in theft crimes by 10.7% and violent crime, which increased by 8.6%. In addition, the number of non-German suspects has increased by 17.8%, a circumstance that raises the proportion of non-German suspects among all suspects to 41.1%. These statistics make it clear that there are major challenges in the area of ​​security in Germany.

The weekend incident could not only have an impact on the 25-year-old involved, but also on the ongoing discussions about security and crime in Germany. The police will continue to investigate and deal with such incidents while society remains vigilant.

Considering how quickly things can change in such situations, one can only hope that such rapid persecutions will become less common in the future.