Traffic: license plate expired 30 years: driver flees

A moped driver in the Börde district fled from a police check because his insurance license plate had expired 30 years ago. During the pursuit, the police car and the 38-year-old's moped touched, which caused the man to fall, the police in Haldensleben said on Saturday. According to the information, the Sommersdorfer continued his escape on foot, but was arrested despite great resistance. The 38-year-old was said to have suffered minor injuries. He would face criminal proceedings for violating the compulsory insurance law, driving without a license and resisting law enforcement officials, it said.