Wild scenes took place on Wednesday morning on the A12 Inntal motorway in the Tyrolean lowlands: A truck driver from Belarus who had harassed other road users and driven dangerously was pursued by the police. Among other things, the suspect sped through a closed construction site area. Officers even had to fire two warning shots to stop the driver. Arrest!
At around 6 a.m., the police received a report that a truck driver on the A12 Inntal motorway in the direction of Germany had been driving in the fast lane since Wattens and was harassing other road users with an extremely dangerous and reckless driving style.Several stop signs ignored”A police patrol was finally able to spot the truck driver in the fast lane near Münster in the direction of Kufstein and switched on the blue lights and siren. Stopping him was initially not possible because the driver ignored several stop signs,” say investigators.Truck through closed construction site areaThe patrol followed the truck – but the driver apparently did not want to admit defeat. He then even drove into a closed construction site area and rammed guardrails.Two blank shots and pepper sprayNear Wörgl-Ost, the patrol finally managed to stop the truck. “The 37-year-old driver from Belarus wanted to drive off again, whereupon the police officers who intervened fired two warning shots into the air,” the investigators continued.After the suspect had stopped, pepper spray was used. The driver was then arrested. Inntal motorway closed for a short timeAfter receiving first aid from the rescue service, the 37-year-old was taken to the Kufstein district hospital. Due to the operation, the A12 had to be closed for a short time.The truck driver is being reported to the Kufstein district authority for attempted resistance against state authority and for several administrative offenses.
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