Two per mille in the blood Woman (58) gets into Peugeot while drunk and ends up on railroad tracks
With over two per mille at the wheel, a 58-year-old woman drove onto the AVA tracks in Gontenschwil. The woman was uninjured - her driver's license is gone.
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- In Gontenschwil on Sunday night, a 58-year-old woman drove her Peugeot off the road and landed on the AVA tracks.
- She had over two per mille alcohol in her blood and was uninjured.
- Her driver's license was confiscated and the police are investigating.
On Sunday night, a 58-year-old female driver drove her Peugeot off the road in Gontenschwil and landed on the tracks of Aargau Verkehr AG (AVA). According to the Aargau cantonal police, the woman was uninjured.
The accident occurred shortly before half past eleven on the Oberkulmerstrasse between Gontenschwil and Oberkulm. The driver first drove her car onto a field before finally coming to a standstill on the tracks.
A breath test showed the woman's alcohol level to be over 1 mg/l, which corresponds to around two per mille and is considered a high level of alcoholization. According to the police, alcohol is likely to have played a significant role in the accident.
The 58-year-old woman was taken to hospital for a check-up. Her ticket was confiscated. Property damage was caused to the car, but the track remained undamaged. The Aargau cantonal police have opened an investigation.