Drug trip on Rügen: Moped driver ends up in prison after a jaunt

Drug trip on Rügen: Moped driver ends up in prison after a jaunt

In the night of Monday, July 1, 2025, the police in Voltens were made aware of two suspicious moped drivers. An attentive citizen reported on midnight about the two who were traveling in the area and suspected a possible break -in project. The officers were able to find the men a little later, but the search did not result in any evidence of a crime that went beyond the condition of the drivers.

The moped driver was a 36-year-old man from the Mecklenburg Lake District. This was under the influence of narcotics and was on the road without a valid driver's license. As the Ostsee-Zeitung reported, there was also an arrest warrant against him. After the advertisement, the man was brought to a correctional facility.

dangerous driving style and alcohol at the wheel

However, the incidents related to moped drivers are not limited to velvet. So reports ndr of another tremendous incident in August last year in the district of Mecklenburg Lake plate occurred. A 20-year-old fell with his moped and was seriously injured after he was very drunk and only in swimming trunks. He came off the street in a left turn and crashed into a lantern. His condition was so serious that after the fall he had to stay in the ditch until help arrived.

The dangers of drugs and alcohol at the wheel should not be underestimated. According to a dark field study of the Kuratorium for traffic safety , around 250,000 people were determined in Austria in 2023 when driving. In the course of this, however, there were only about 8,676 displays, which illustrates the dimension of the problem. Many impaired handlebars are not discovered at all, which results in a need for action in drug detection.

The incidents in Voltens and around Mecklenburg illustrate that safety in road traffic is an important topic. As long as irresponsible driving style and influence of drugs or alcohol exist, our attention remains required to make the streets safer.