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Police stop drunk driver of hazardous goods transport

Police stop drunk driver of hazardous goods transport
During a check, the officers detected the smell of alcohol on the driver. (Archive image) / Photo: Paul Glaser/dpa
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The highway police take aim at a hazardous goods transporter in the Königshainer Berge tunnel. It is not allowed to drive there. There is another problem with the man at the wheel.

Police in eastern Saxony have stopped a drunk driver at the wheel of a hazardous goods transport. The truck had caught the attention of highway police officers because it was driving in the Königshainer Berge tunnel, although this was not permitted with its load. During a subsequent check, the officers detected the smell of alcohol in the 43-year-old driver, according to the police. An alcohol test showed 1.44 per mille. The man was not allowed to continue his journey.

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