The alcohol drive of a 30-year-old car thief in the Bamberg district came to a strange end on Wednesday night. According to the police, the man is said to have stolen his former boss’s car in Strullendorf, crashed into a lamppost while drunk and then sought shelter in a retirement home – where he apparently wanted to stay overnight.
A witness was awakened by the noise of the accident shortly after midnight and called the police. She discovered the suspect in a retirement home. According to the report, the man was not only drunk, he was also driving without a valid driver’s license. The Bamberg criminal police are now investigating car theft, endangering road traffic, hit and run and driving without a license.