A Hollywood-style chase: Escape from Pastorstrasse to Wiesing
Hollywood movie scenen takes place on Innsbruck’s streets (between Pastorstrasse and the Ost motorway exit) and on the Inntal motorway (A12) between Innsbruck and Wiesing. 14 police patrols followed a 49-year-old car driver. The woman ignored all stop signs throughout the journey and does not have a driver’s report.
INNSBRUCK. On January 3, 2023 at around 11:56 a.m., a 49-year-old German woman appeared at a towing company in Innsbruck and picked up her towed car from there. without paying the cost of towing. The company employee finally called the police and drove after the driver. At the intersection with Pastorstrasse, the woman had to stop at a red traffic light and was caught up there by the company employee. A short time later, a police patrol arrived. When the officers wanted to carry out a traffic check on the driver, the 49-year-old started her vehicle and steered her vehicle between the tow truck and the police patrol car and fled north.
Starting point Pastorstr
The police patrol follows the driver with the flashing lights and horn on and tries to stop her. During her journey, This drove over a number of restricted lines and repeatedly disobeyed red lights, with crossing traffic having to slow down to avoid a collision. She was driving her vehicle at a much higher speed. The 49-year-old also overtook several vehicles despite oncoming traffic. At the Innsbruck-Ost driveway, the driver finally drove onto the motorway in the direction of Kufstein.
Several police patrols followed the vehicle, which fled eastwards at very high speed and in violation of traffic rules. On the Autobahn, she overtook several vehicles in the fast lane and also on the breakdown lane at far excessive speed. In doing so, she increases her speed massively. Due to the existing danger, the police initiated a traffic slowdown on the A12 in the Wiesing area, although the woman continued to ignore every stop sign. In the area of the Wiesing exit, the 49-year-old finally drove into a truck that had come to a standstill at around 12:15 p.m.
Escaping Wiesing
The Germans suffered light attacks in the accident. The woman ignored all stop signs throughout the journey and does not have a driver’s report. This was provisionally taken from her a few days ago because she refused to take an alcohol test. Nothing is currently known about the background. The 49-year-old is reported to the responsible authorities for endangering physical safety and several administrative violations.