17-year-old flees Vienna police in his father’s car
Saturday 22nd August 2026 on 13:15 in
Austria
A 17-year-old drove away from a police check in Vienna’s Brigittenau district in his father’s car during the night before Friday, ORF reported. The unlicensed driver repeatedly exceeded speed limits and committed other traffic violations, police said.
He reportedly ignored a red light and drove against the direction of traffic on a one-way street. Police stopped him on Haizingergasse in Vienna’s Währing district and confiscated the vehicle keys.
The teenager was travelling with two friends, aged 17 and 19. Police officers had noticed the group because they appeared very young. Both the driver and his father, the vehicle’s registered owner, were reported.