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E-Scooter Rider Critically Hurt After Fleeing Police Stop in Weida, Thuringia

Investigators are probing possible alcohol use following the attempted stop that ended in a crash.

Overview

  • Officers attempted to stop the 28-year-old around 4:20 p.m. on Greizer Straße, but he drove off toward Kirchberg.
  • Police briefly lost sight of the rider and found him about seven minutes later lying on a parking lot near Kirchberg/Brüderstraße.
  • The injured man told officers he had collided with a street sign shortly before they arrived.
  • Responders noted a strong smell of alcohol, and he was rushed to Waldklinikum Gera for emergency surgery.
  • He remains in life-threatening condition as police investigate and appeal for witnesses to the incident.