A 49-year-old man was drunk and drove into a checkpoint Federal Police pushed. A voluntary alcohol test showed the man had a blood alcohol level of 2.15, federal police said. Therefore, he and his 40-year-old partner were not injured in the crash on Sunday evening on Autobahn 64 ​​near the Luxembourg border.

The man damaged several warning signals and guardrails with his vehicle. Additionally, a federal police officer must take evasive action to save himself. Severe damage occurred to the man’s car. The highway police have taken over the investigation against the driver.

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