Autodieb races through Hanover at 160 km/h and escapes to Crash!

Autodieb races through Hanover at 160 km/h and escapes to Crash!

Hannover, Deutschland - in Hanover, a dramatic chase occurred on Wednesday, May 29, 2025. A 30-year-old man fled the police with a stolen VW Caddy and reached speeds of up to 160 km/h. The VW Caddy had previously been stolen in the south town in the morning. In the afternoon, police officers discovered the vehicle on the southern Schnellweg, where the driver, in order to escape a control, immediately increased the pace and tried to escape the arrest.

The persecution ended when the driver was lost control of the vehicle on the departure. The caddy crashed into a tree and a guardrail. After the accident, the man fled on foot, but was arrested by the police shortly afterwards. The 30-year-old was slightly injured and was under the influence of drugs, and he also had no driver's license.

similar incidents in other regions

similarly dramatic scenes took place on Tuesday in Leipzig. There the police followed a 38-year-old alleged car thief, who tried to avoid control at high speed. The driver, who disregarded the police attitude signals, turned into a petrol station and ran over a display, with damage to property. As the news agency MDR , the fleeting driver had also flee on foot, but had also fled by the police.

When arresting, it turned out that the escape car was stolen and the driver could not show a valid license plate. A drug test by the driver resulted in a positive finding on amphetamines. In addition, a crystalline, narcotic -suspect substance was found in the vehicle. The man is now exposed to severe allegations for hazarding road traffic, particularly severe theft and driving without a license.

escalation of the persecution hunts

The incidents in Hanover and Leipzig also fits an incident that recently took place in Lower Saxony. There the police followed a vehicle from Bückeburg to Porta Westfalica. The driver initially stopped, but accelerated when the patrol car also stopped. As the ndr The driver ran over during the flight. in urban areas at more than 130 km/h. While driving, he threw a bag with a kilogram of marijuana out of the window.

The two occupants of the vehicle were able to escape on foot, and the police are now investigating drug possession, danger to road traffic and an illegal vehicle race. All three incidents make it clear that the streets are not only a place of mobility, but also a setting for crimes and dramatic chase.