Regenstauf (dpa / lby) - In the middle of the Autobahn 93 in the Upper Palatinate, a 58-year-old turned around and drove on as a wrong-way driver. As the police reported on Tuesday, the pensioner near Regenstauf (Regensburg district) first drove in the direction of Hof. Then he decided to go the other way and made a U-turn on the highway.
As a wrong-way driver, the man then drove on Monday to the next exit. He endangered at least one other driver who was able to avoid a collision by emergency braking.
When the police finally stopped the 58-year-old, he made a confused impression. Because the pensioner tried to make a call with his key. The officers made sure that the man stopped driving. The driver is now facing criminal proceedings for endangering road traffic.
