A drunk driver crashed right into a tree within the Central Saxony district. The 36-year-old suffered severe accidents on Sunday evening and needed to be taken to a clinic, the police stated.

According to the data, the person was touring on federal freeway 107 within the path of Rochlitz when he left the highway shortly after the city of Wiederau. He drove into the adjoining ditch and crashed right into a tree. A breath alcohol take a look at confirmed 1.78 per mille. Further investigations have been initiated as a result of hazard to highway visitors.

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