Reiskirchen (dpa/lhe) - In order to escape the police, the driver of a quad turned on the shoulder of the Autobahn 480 and fled against the direction of travel. Shortly before, he had switched off the lights of the black vehicle, as the police announced on Wednesday. The motorway was then immediately shut down and secured. However, the stranger managed to escape due to his "absolutely reckless and extremely dangerous behavior".
The quad without a license plate was noticed by the officials on Tuesday evening on the Autobahn 5 near Reiskirchen (Giessen district). Since it was obviously illegal, they wanted to check it at the next safe opportunity. The driver, dressed in black, initially followed the instructions - and drove onto the A480 as indicated. There he escaped. The police are now looking for witnesses.
