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Audi Driver Arrested After A73 Hit-and-Run Near Bamberg

Police say a breath test indicated over two per mille alcohol.

Overview

  • Police say the 30-year-old rear-ended a Skoda between Bamberg-Süd and Bamberg-Ost on March 10, sending it into the outer guardrail.
  • Witnesses reported the fleeing Audi had switched at Autobahnkreuz Bamberg onto the A70 toward Schweinfurt, guiding officers to the Bamberg-Hafen exit.
  • On spotting a patrol, the damaged car accelerated across a grass area while driving on the front-left rim.
  • Officers boxed in the vehicle near a Jet filling station and arrested the driver, who remains in custody.
  • Prosecutors have opened proceedings for endangering road traffic and leaving the scene; a blood sample was ordered, her license was seized, no injuries were reported, and damage is estimated at least €28,000.