Hesse: motionless man behind the car tax causes excitement

Kaufungen (dpa/lhe) - A car standing on the street with an apparently unconscious man in the driver's seat caused a stir near Kaufungen. Witnesses knocked on the car on Tuesday night and called, but the man did not react, the police in Kassel said. The alarmed officials found that he was sleeping and had drunk 2.9 per thousand alcohol. According to the police, the 64-year-old fell asleep behind the wheel on the district road between Kaufungen and Nieste, probably because of his high alcohol consumption. When witnesses found him, the car's engine and lights were on.