The checks took place between 11pm and 3am. In total, the police pulled over 125 motorists. 13 turned out to be inebriated. Eight of them will face legal consequences, while five were fined. Five driving licences were withdrawn on the spot.
On late Friday afternoon, the police received reports about a motorist who was driving recklessly. The car was pulled over on the A3 in the direction of France. The breathalyser test came back positive.
At around 11pm, a collision between a bus and a car occurred on Place de l’Étoile in Luxembourg City. Nobody was injured, but the driver of the car turned out to be inebriated.
Shortly after midnight, police pulled over a driver in Käerjeng for reckless driving. The motorist was inebriated.
Shortly after 3am, the police dealt with two more drink-drivers in Rodange and on the A7 motorway respectively. The driver on the A7 got away with just a fine, however.
In all other cases, the police withdrew the motorists’ driving licences.
At around 4am, a driver in Ell lost their driving licence due to DUI.
A driver who appeared to be in a hurry overtook a police car on the A4 motorway at around 4.30am. The police pursued the driver with blue lights and sirens on but the latter kept on speeding and crashed into the crash barrier several times. When the police were finally able to stop the vehicle, they discovered that the man behind the wheel was heavily inebriated. The driving licence was withdrawn.
At around 6.30am, an accident occurred in Rue de la Gare in Bettembourg when a driver crashed their car into a pole. The vehicle was left stranded in the middle of the road, which caused a traffic jam. When the police arrived shortly afterwards, they discovered that the driver had fallen asleep at the wheel. A breathalyser test revealed that the motorist was inebriated. The police withdrew the driving licence. No one was injured.
The police reported one more incident involving a drink-driver that occurred on the A7/N7 shortly after 8am. According to the police report, the motorist had crashed into the crash barrier several times but continued driving in the direction of northern Luxembourg. The police managed to find the reported vehicle and found the driver fast asleep at the wheel. The driver, who showed clear signs of being inebriated, refused to take a breathalyser test. The police issued a driving ban against him as well as a fine.
