Police take 14 licences in Burgenland traffic checks

Police provisionally withdrew 14 driving licences during a traffic operation in Burgenland over the weekend, ORF reported. The drivers were either impaired by alcohol or drugs, or were speeding.

On the A4 motorway in Neusiedl am See district, a 32-year-old Hungarian driver was recorded travelling at 206 km/h. Police also caught an 80-year-old German driver travelling at 120 km/h in a 60 km/h section, a 41-year-old Romanian at 114 km/h and a 19-year-old Hungarian at 112 km/h. Their licences were provisionally withdrawn, security deposits were collected and they were barred from continuing their journeys. Reports were sent to the responsible district administrative authority.

In total, 13 drivers were caught impaired by alcohol or drugs. Seven had more than 0.8 per mille of alcohol in their blood, two had more than 0.5 per mille and four were impaired by drugs. A 31-year-old driver with 2.7 per mille was stopped in Oberwart district.

Police checked about 850 drivers between 4 p.m. on Saturday and 2 a.m. on Sunday, carrying out 778 breathalyser or preliminary breath tests. They issued 178 on-the-spot fines and filed 315 other reports. Radar recorded 311 speeding violations, while 210 reports for failing to keep a sufficient distance were sent to the district administrative authority.