Rostock outlier rams two police cars and provides resistance!

Rostock outlier rams two police cars and provides resistance!

Elmenhorst-Lichtenhagen, Deutschland - in Elmenhorst-Lichtenhagen, a small town in the Rostock district, ran a dramatic chase on July 24, 2025. A 39-year-old man who was stopped by the police turned out to be a searched driver with an arrest warrant. The reason for the inspection was suspected that he was on the road without a valid driver's license and with stolen license plates, as [ndr.de reported] (https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/rostock-fluchtwagen-faehr-in-zwei-AwoSOSTOS ,MVREGIOROSTOCK-450.html).

The shock came, however, when the man fled during the control in reverse gear and collided frontally with a patrol car. He even endangered an oncoming vehicle and drove partly on the bike path before crashing into a second patrol car in the Lichtenhäger Chaussee. After this dramatic escape, the driver left his no longer careful car and looked for the vastness on foot. But the police were able to set him quickly, causing considerable resistance.

legal implications

When arresting, the police not only had to fight with a unruly suspect; It was also clear that several criminal allegations had to be given. The police initiate an investigation due to danger of road traffic , driving without a driver's license , forgery of documents , forbidden motor vehicle races and resistance as well as an assault against enforcement officers . The estimated property damage amounts to over 20,000 euros.

The legal dimensions of a resistance to an enforcement officer are complex. According to Section 113 of the Criminal Code, resistance must represent an active action with a coercion character. In this case, this could be rated as such by the driver's fleeing escape, as they make it difficult to control the officials, as well as the current considerations on resistance offenses, such as [juraonline.de describes] (https://juraonline.de/blog/2023/04/13/bgh-zum-widstand- against- Fücktreckungsbeamte-bei-polizei-Kontrolle/).

In addition, there was a separate incident: a 20-year-old man overturned his car near Bützow and contracted slight injuries.

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Overall, the incident in Elmenhorst-Lichtenhagen shows the dangers and problems that can arise in connection with road traffic and the associated legal consequences. It is another impressive proof of how important it is to consider the traffic rules and, above all, how dangerous attempts to escape can end in road traffic.