Drivers with alcohol levels recorded female cyclists – did they cause even more accidents?
A drunk driver (36) hit and injured a cyclist (35) with his car in Calenberger Neustadt. According to the alcohol test, the man had more than two per thousand intus at the time of the collision. It might not have been the only accident the 36-year-old had on Tuesday.
The Seat driver was on the way to Friederikenplatz at about 5.30 p.m. on Leibnizufer. At the height of Clemensstrasse, die for pedestrians and cyclists already showed red when the drunk driver drove his car over the stop line. The front of the car hit the front wheel of a 35-year-old. The Hanoverian fell. They suffered minor injuries. She was taken to a hospital in an ambulance.
Driver does not have a driver’s license
During the accident recordings, the police died showing clear signs that the Seat driver was drunk. A test showed 2.05 per mille. the 36-year-old had to have a blood test. It also found out that the Hanoverian does not have a driver’s license.
The police also have various, significant, fresh accident damage on his white Seat Ibiza. However, it cannot come from the collision with the cyclist in Calenberger Neustadt.
3000 euros damage to the accident vehicle
Therefore, the traffic specialists of the Hanover police assume that the drunk driver had further accidents with his car. The officials therefore do not rule out that the 36-year-old could have started escaping accidents several times. The police estimate the damage to his seat at around 3,000 euros.
Criminal investigations are now underway against the drunk because of endangering road traffic, driving without a license and negligent bodily harm. In order to clarify possible escapes from accidents, the police asks witnesses and injured parties to contact the telephone number (0511) 1091888.
From Britta Mahrholz
