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A drunk man chased the police in his van in Berlin-Steglitz and left a trail of devastation. Eleven people, including eight police officers, were injured Thursday night, police said. Previously, he is said to have deliberately rammed several cars.
The 28-year-old driver himself sustained serious head and trunk injuries and was taken to hospital for inpatient treatment. Initially, the travel history of the accident was unclear.
According to a report from the “BZ”, the driver rammed several moving cars at around 0.30 am on Schloßstraße and Steglitzer Damm in Steglitz. According to police, he is said to have collided with a pickup truck passing in front of him in his van on Schlossstrasse.
Both trucks were stopped after the accident. A 55-year-old eyewitness also stopped his car in the median. Soon after, the 28-year-old is said to have driven his truck into the car multiple times.
When the 55-year-old tried to confront him, the truck grabbed his arm and drove off. According to the police, the 55-year-old man was able to free himself but was dragged a few more meters.
He threw a bottle at two women
He was slightly injured. On leaving, the driver of the van is said to have thrown a glass bottle in the direction of the 55-year-old man’s two passengers who were standing next to the car.
The driver is said to have followed two other women with his white van, as “BZ” spells.
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The police started the chase on Albrechtstrasse. While on the run, the driver caused other accidents, including three police cars. The journey ended at the intersection of Klingsorstrasse / Hindenburgdamm / Augustastrasse.
The chase ends at a traffic light pole.
There, the truck collided with an off-road vehicle. The transporter lunged against a traffic light pole, rolled onto its right side, and stopped. A video from the agency “TeleNewsNetwork” shows the scene of the accident: the front of both cars is badly damaged, the windows of a bakery are smashed, with individual parts lying in front of them.
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Another shot shows a demolished police car and other damaged cars. According to police, the man resisted his arrest. The officers used irritating gases against him. Blood was drawn at the hospital. A commissioner for specific traffic offenses.
According to information from the “BZ”, the man should already be known to the police, among other things for stealing a motorcycle. (Tsp, dpa)
