accident escape - Police: Woman drives a parked car and then continues
A woman is reported to have driven her car into a parked car and continued driving with a broken down vehicle on Saturday night. The 50-year-old woman from Diesdorf, Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, was driving towards Wittingen in Niedersachsen and for unknown reasons veered onto the left side of the road, according to the police. At the scene, she collided with a parked vehicle.
The impact caused damage to the middle five-figure Euro range, it was stated. The woman was the cause of the accident and continued driving with her vehicle's warning flashers on. A loud grinding noise was heard during this time. The officers secured her driver's license. Now she must answer for this in a legal proceeding for hit-and-run.
- The incident was reported to the authorities in Lower Saxony, as the woman is a resident of the Altmark District in Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt.
- Upon investigation, the police found that the woman's car had an automatic transmission.
- The accident took place on a busy stretch of road, potentially causing traffic disruptions and increasing the risk of additional accidents.
- The local authorities in Salzwedel are urging drivers to remain vigilant and follow traffic rules to prevent such incidents and ensure safe escape routes in case of accidents.
- The Police Department of Lower Saxony is working closely with their counterparts in Saxony-Anhalt to combat criminality on the roads, such as hit-and-run incidents like this one.
