The jerky driving of the ICE makes the Charge suspicious, then the train rushes by on the planned Stop in Wittenberg In Saxony-Anhalt, a drunk driver has been removed from the train. A first Test revealed a breath alcohol level of less than 2.5 ppm, as a Federal police spokeswoman Chris Kurpiers said on Thursday. The train took the 49-Year-olds, the traction vehicle driving licence and announced consequences. Karl-Peter Naumann from the passenger Association Pro Bahn asked: “Who is caught, has been the longest time of his life as an engineer.”
What had happened? The ICE 993 from Hamburg to Leipzig was supposed to hold on Tuesday night at 22.11 PM in Wittenberg in Saxony-Anhalt. However, the engineer rushes by just by the train station. The conductor, previously a unusual jerky driving style of the train was noticed, in two Federal police officers in the ICE on the way home from Berlin. Alert you colleagues in the police to get the drunk driver at the next Stop, a little later, in Bitterfeld from the train. For example, Federal police spokeswoman Kurpiers describes the incident.
travelers who wanted to disembark in Wittenberg, had to drive back with the next train. A new driver took over the ICE 993, approximately 65 minutes ‘ delay, he reached his destination in Leipzig. A similar case with such heavily drunk drivers haven’t experienced that yet, ‘ said Kurpiers. Previously, the “Central German newspaper had reported” on the incident.
The man will not be used until further notice, said a railway spokesman in Leipzig. His driver’s license was handed over to the Federal railway authority. To get it back, had to make the 49-Year-old similar to as in the road traffic comprehensive medical and psychological Tests. For drivers a strict Zero the applicable border per thousand. “Each engineer do not know since his attitude that alcohol is in the service at all,” said the spokesman.
It would also be legal consequences in the space. Which could be left open to the speaker. First of all, we will have to await the outcome of the investigation by the Federal police. The determined according to the Kurpiers because of the threat to the rail traffic – criminally threaten the drunk driver to a fine or up to five years in prison.
Drunk driver individual cases, railway passenger Association stressed. The company trust its employees to keep the rules, said the railway spokesman. Alcohol Tests before commencement of the journey was also for reasons of personality rights is not possible. Similar to Karl-Peter Naumann of Pro Bahn said. There are already many Safety features. The driver must press, for example, every two minutes a vigilance button. He don’t do this, will braked the train automatically. “If the is so full that he falls asleep, or by the chair, the train two minutes later.”
In the social networks, the incident triggered numerous ironic comments. One user wrote: “The man has left after the consumption of alcohol be extra car and uses public transportation! Exemplary!“.
That driver drive accidentally at a train station over, happens all the time. In addition to Wittenberg and Bitterfeld trains were rushed several times to the Wolfsburg over Gera. Also Göttingen and Uelzen in lower Saxony were affected.
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