A female driver stepped on the gas early on Sunday morning when the police tried to stop her. The chase came to an abrupt end shortly afterwards.
Early on Sunday morning, an escape from a traffic control in Düsseldorf-Golzheim ended tragically. A 42-year-old passenger was killed in an accident, while the 30-year-old driver was seriously injured. There are indications that the driver had consumed drugs and alcohol, and the investigation is ongoing.
According to current information, a police patrol wanted to check a Toyota on Heinrich-Heine-Allee. The driver initially ignored the stop signs, but then stopped the vehicle briefly with the hazard lights on. Suddenly she accelerated the car and fled at high speed across Joseph-Beuys-Ufer in the direction of Cecilienallee. She passed several red lights, according to the police. The officers lost sight of her.
On Rotterdamer Strasse, the driver lost control of the vehicle for reasons that are still unclear, veered off the road to the left and crashed into several trees. The 42-year-old passenger suffered such severe injuries in the impact that she died at the scene of the accident despite immediate resuscitation attempts.
There were signs of drug and alcohol consumption on the driver’s part. A breathalyzer test was negative, according to the police. The woman was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, where blood samples were taken. It also turned out that the driver did not have a valid driver’s license.
The Düsseldorf police’s traffic accident investigation team secured the evidence of the accident. Investigations into the exact course of events and the circumstances of the accident are ongoing.
