Wild change and alcohol: Uckermark experiences dramatic accident week!

Wild change and alcohol: Uckermark experiences dramatic accident week!

In the Uckermark, it is again shown that dangerous factors in road traffic have to be taken seriously. A total of 18 traffic accidents occurred in the region between June 4 and 6, 2025. Six of these accidents were due to the change of game, which illustrates the pressing danger for car drivers and passers-by. The Uckermark police inspection also carried out extensive traffic controls and found that alcohol and drugs were a great risk to some drivers. Overall, an alcoholic and two intoxicating drivers were caught, with the alcohol concentration with one of the drivers was 1.12 per thousand. The age structure of the drivers taken up was between 25 and 48 years.

The serious consequences of the traffic accidents were also noticeable: in four of the 18 registered accidents, six people easily injured themselves while one person was seriously injured. In view of these figures, it becomes clear how important preventive measures are so that such incidents can be prevented in the future, as CityReport reports.

Wild change and alcohol as causes of the accident

Especially on the Pentecost weekend there was an alarming number of traffic accidents in the Uckermark. A total of 29 accidents were registered, 15 of which were caused by wild animals. This shows that change of game is a significant danger to road traffic, especially in rural areas. On June 7th there was an incident on Stettiner Straße in Gartz/Oder, where a 45-year-old driver came off the road due to unknown circumstances and collided with a fence and a distribution box. A property damage of around 12,000 euros was estimated. The driver was found to be smell of alcohol; A breath alcohol test resulted in a value in the criminal area, so that a blood sample was ordered and the driver's license was temporarily confiscated, according to [Nordkurier] (https://www.nordkurier.de/regional/uckermark/wild change- and- alcohol-a--am-pfingstwochende-Unfaelle-3654389).

But the situation is not new: In 2022, a total of 38,771 accidents were registered in Germany under the influence of alcohol, which corresponds to an increase of 19 percent compared to the previous year. Here, too, the explosive problem shows that road traffic is strongly endangered by alcoholic driving. The legal regulations are clear: in the event of a first violation of alcohol influence, a fine of 250 euros and a point in Flensburg threatens. In the case of over 1.1 per thousand, the driver is absolutely accurate, which is associated with Severen legal consequences, such as Goslar-Institut summarizes.

prevention and clarification are required