A 32-year-old drove through Vienna-Ottakring on Tuesday night while high on drugs and with two children in the vehicle. The driver is said to have ignored several red lights at extremely high speed. The police were able to catch the man.
Hard to believe: At around 10:20 p.m. on Saturday, officers in the Währinger Belt area became aware of a car that was driving towards Ottakring at a very high speed. The driver also ignored all red lights. The vehicle was finally stopped on Koppstrasse.Children without restraints in the vehicle. During the check it turned out that the driver showed clear signs of being impaired by addictive substances. There were also two children in the car, aged two and five! According to police, the two had no child safety locks. The 32-year-old was immediately subjected to an official medical examination, which confirmed the suspicion of drug impairment. Child and youth welfare services were informed of the incident. The driver’s driver’s license was confiscated. A summary judge issued a penalty order on site. There was also an arrest warrant for the 32-year-old because he had not paid several administrative fines. According to the police, the children are now in the care of relatives. The child and youth welfare services of the city of Vienna know about the incident.
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