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Erratic Driving and Drunk Driving Incidents in Mainz over the Weekend

Over the weekend of November 30, 2024, the city of Mainz saw a series of erratic driving incidents and subsequent drunk driving cases.

On Saturday, November 30, a 21-year-old man was driving erratically in Gonsenheim, swerving, braking heavily, accelerating repeatedly, and hitting a curb. Witnesses notified the police, and a breathalyzer test conducted after the incident revealed a BAC of 1.2%.

Around the same time, on the A60, a 33-year-old driver was stopped for erratic driving. The breathalyzer test showed a BAC of 1.4%.

The Mainz Police Headquarters reported several cases of drunk driving during traffic checks over the weekend. On Sunday, December 1, 2024, a traffic check was conducted on a 26-year-old driver on Rhine Street in the old town of Mainz at 7:30 AM. The breathalyzer test conducted voluntarily by the driver showed a result of 1.1% BAC. The vehicle keys of the 26-year-old driver were secured as a precaution.

The traffic check on Rhine Street was one of the ongoing series of checks conducted by the Mainz Police Headquarters over the weekend. The head of the police headquarters in Mainz on November 30, 2024, was not publicly specified.

On Sunday, the traffic check continued, with no specific incidents or results reported. The Mainz Police Headquarters continued to conduct traffic checks on December 1, 2024, following the incidents of drunk driving reported over the weekend.

The erratic driving on the A60 was reported to involve swerving. No specific information about prior drunk driving incidents was provided for either Saturday or Sunday. The Mainz Police Headquarters conducted a traffic check on Rhine Street in the old town of Mainz on Sunday, December 1, 2024, as part of the ongoing series of checks conducted over the weekend.