Salzburg checks uncover drug and alcohol offences

Police in Salzburg found several drivers who tested positive for drugs, along with other traffic offences, during recent checks, ORF reported. Three young children were found unsecured in one car, and an e-scooter was measured at 58 km/h.

On Monday evening in Saalfelden, police stopped a 33-year-old woman from the Pinzgau region on the B 311. She had no valid driving licence and was carrying three unsecured young children. Her drug test was positive. Police barred her from continuing her journey and will file multiple reports against her.

Also in Saalfelden, a 40-year-old man from the Pinzgau region tested positive for drugs on Monday afternoon. Police confiscated his driving licence and filed a report.

In Salzburg city, two drivers tested positive for drugs on Monday evening and had their licences confiscated. Police will report a 44-year-old man from the Flachgau region and a 54-year-old Bosnian driver. In Bad Hofgastein, a 27-year-old man from the Pongau region also tested positive that evening and surrendered his licence.

Police stopped a 35-year-old man from the Flachgau region in Obertrum on Monday evening because of his driving. His breath test recorded 1.44 per mille. He lost his licence and will be reported.

Shortly after 2 a.m. on Tuesday, police stopped a 27-year-old e-scooter rider in Salzburg city. A test bench measured the scooter’s speed at 58 km/h. The rider’s breath test recorded 1.28 per mille. Police barred him from continuing and said a report would follow.