Germany: Car crashes into gas station in Bavaria, tearing down pump
Bavaria: A 22-year-old man crashed a sports car into the sales area of a gas station in Nuremberg, which is in the German state of Bavaria.
According to the police, he also tore a gas pump from its anchorage. The car lurched forward and became lodged in the gas station window. The station was reportedly unoccupied at the time of the early Saturday morning accident.
A police spokesperson said the 22-year-old may have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Police took a blood sample from the man and his 16-year-old passenger.
Police found around 70 grams of marijuana in the car. A later search of his flat revealed more narcotics.
Initial findings indicate that the driver and passenger were not injured but were taken to hospital for treatment.
It also emerged that the two men had already caused an accident that same night. The man reportedly crashed his car into a parked car in a supermarket parking lot and then fled.
Police have said that the criminal investigation so far has revealed evidence suggesting that a possible custody dispute may have triggered the ramming incident in Passau.
The Passau criminal investigation department, together with the Passau public prosecutor's office, is now leading the investigation. A decision on detention of the suspect will be made on Sunday, police said.
The 48-year-old man, reportedly an Iraqi national, has been detained.
His wife and daughter, along with three other injured people, are receiving treatment in hospital. A police spokesman said that the severity of the injuries is not yet entirely clear, but that no one is in a life-threatening condition.
The police report also revised the age of the man's wife from 38 to 40.
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