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Too drunk to continue driving: Driver stays in the left lane on the A2
On the A2 near Bielefeld, the police had to fetch a completely drunk man from the autobahn who had stopped his car in the left lane.
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Bielefeld: Drunk driver stops in the left lane of the A2 +++ E-bike driver crashes in Wismar harbor +++ Senior drives into the Isar with a new walker – and is rescued +++ Selected panorama news from Germany
News of Monday July 24, 2023
A2: Drunk driver stays in left lane
Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia: A drunk driver stopped his car in the left lane on Autobahn 2 near Bielefeld. Previously, he was traveling in wavy lines and at a speed of ten kilometers per hour, as the police announced on Monday. A traffic check on Saturday evening revealed an alcohol level of 3.3 per mille. His three passengers were also heavily intoxicated. The driver had to go to the police for a blood test and was forbidden to continue driving until the next day.
Source: DPA
E-biker crashes in Wismar harbor basin
A cyclist from the Altmark fell into the harbor basin in Wismar on Sunday evening. The 63-year-old from the district of Stendal fell with his electric bike between a boat and the quay wall in the approximately six meter deep water and crashed into one of the two sides.
The tourist was able to save himself on land, but was taken to a clinic because of his health. His bicycle helmet probably saved him from serious head injuries, it was said. Passers-by alerted the water police, who rescued the heavy e-bike from the bottom of the salt water. “The e-bike is likely to have suffered some damage,” said a police spokesman. It was initially unclear why the cyclist suddenly fell to the side during his tour along the quay wall.
Source: DPA
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Bavaria: Man drives into the Isar with a new walker – and is saved
Landshut, Bavaria: A ride with his new rollator ended for an 81-year-old in Lower Bavaria in the Isar. A man saw the senior in Landshut drive into the river – and rushed to help, the police said on Monday. However, the man could not get the rollator out of the water alone on Saturday. Only with the help of a police patrol could the senior be brought back to shore.
The 81-year-old stated that he was still unfamiliar with the new walker as the reason for his odyssey into the roughly 50 centimeters deep area of the river. The man’s son brought him home unharmed.
Source: AFP
Despite the drought: Saxony’s winegrowers remain optimistic
Saxony: The winegrowers in Saxony are still optimistic that they will have a big harvest this year. “As of now, we need moderate rainfall and we could bring in an above-average harvest,” said Felix Hößelbarth, Chairman of the Saxon Winegrowers’ Association.
The start of the wine year was almost perfect. “In winter there was wonderful rainfall and the soil was very well filled. We had great flowering and good growth,” emphasized Hößelbarth. But then, as in the previous year, the extreme drought struck. The older systems are still looking good. “But the younger plants and those on steep slopes are already being hit by drought stress.”
Source: DPA