Bavaria: Young man drives away from the police on a souped-up motorcycle

Itzgrund (dpa / lby) - At more than 100 kilometers per hour in a built-up area, a young motorcyclist in the Coburg district is said to have driven away from the police at night.

Bavaria: Young man drives away from the police on a souped-up motorcycle

Itzgrund (dpa / lby) - At more than 100 kilometers per hour in a built-up area, a young motorcyclist in the Coburg district is said to have driven away from the police at night. The police said the 19-year-old's machine had also been styled in an unauthorized manner. On Tuesday night, officials wanted to stop him in the Itzgrund community. According to the information, the driver then accelerated sharply and almost ran over an officer. Then he raced away across meadows and fields.

The emergency services determined the home address of the 19-year-old and met him there. According to the police, an officer crawled under the garage door that the motorcyclist was just lowering. The electronic throttling on the vehicle was deactivated, the exhaust system did not meet the regulations, it said. The police confiscated the motorcycle. The man now has to answer for various traffic offenses.