Police had their work cut out for them since Thursday and had to deal with multiple drink drivers as well as an intoxicated car thief in Bonnevoie.
On Friday evening, the Luxembourg police carried out several alcohol checks and responded to various incidents, leading to the confiscation of multiple driving licences.
Acting on orders from the public prosecutor's office, two major alcohol checks were conducted throughout the evening and into the night. Between 10.15pm and 11.45pm, officers stopped 382 drivers on Rue Emile Mark in Differdange. Eight drivers tested positive for alcohol, and two had their licences immediately revoked. Later, between 12.30am and 2am in Esch-sur-Alzette, police tested 124 motorists. Ten drivers were found to be over the legal alcohol limit, and two had their licences confiscated.
Earlier, on Thursday, police arrested a car thief following reports of a vehicle swerving on Route de Thionville in Bonnevoie. Upon stopping the vehicle, officers discovered it was stolen, the driver had no licence, and they were under the influence of drugs. The suspect was arrested under the orders of the public prosecutor's office and brought before an examining magistrate on Friday morning.
In the early hours of Saturday, a collision occurred between a police car and another vehicle on Montée de Clausen in Luxembourg City. Both vehicles sustained damage to their left side mirrors, and the driver involved in the incident initially fled the scene. However, they were stopped shortly afterward. The driver, found to be intoxicated, could only present a photo of a foreign driving licence. A provisional driving ban was issued.
