Chas to chase on the A7: Driver in a mentally emergency!

Chas to chase on the A7: Driver in a mentally emergency!

On the night of Tuesday there was a chaotic persecution on the A7 that the police kept in suspense. A man steered a white Peugeot sprinter and was apparently in a mental state of emergency. Around 1:30 a.m., the federal police reported that the driver had forced a truck to stop a abrupt braking. When the police arrived, the driver fled towards Hamburg and ignored all the civil servants.

The Neumünster motorway police discovered the sprinter near the Bimöhlen rest area. The driver tried to hang out the police and continued his escape by driving to snake lines to prevent overtaking. There was a dangerous incident at the Moorkaten-West rest area when the man was added to two police officers who were able to save themselves at the last second without being injured.

rapid escape and arrest

But the rapid escape finally ended near Quickborn. There the driver jumped out of the vehicle, broke through a glass pane of a petrol station and was overwhelmed by the police. The vehicle and the driver's license were ensured and a blood test was arranged to check its driving ability. After an examination by the medical officer, the man was taken to a clinic. Investigations are now underway against him for coercion in road traffic, danger of road traffic, resistance to enforcement officers and property damage, such as mopo reported.

This incident again raises questions about the handling of the police with mentally conspicuous people. In recent years, several tragic events, including the death of 16-year-old Mouhamed Lamine Dramé, who was shot by the police in August 2022, have fueled the discussion about the correct use of such situations. Dramé had expressed suicide and was finally confronted by several police officers, which led to his death while he was discovered with a knife. Fragdenstaat reports that such operations often lead to serious consequences and criticism of the training and operational strategy of the police.

police training and interdisciplinary approaches

In November 2023, a conference took place at the Lower Saxony Police Academy, which dealt with the dealings with mentally ill people. Under the title "Mental people in contact with the police: focus and perspectives", experts from different areas came together to discuss the challenges and experiences. The director of the academy, Carsten Rose, emphasized that police officers often face enormous challenges in such operational situations. According to , the training is essential in this area to be able to de-escalate critical situations.