New Year's Eve: Accidents and fires shape the turn of the year in a circle!

The New Year's Eve in the Euskirchen district was largely peaceful. According to the police, the night was inconspicuous, which was reflected in a reduced number of operations. Between 6 p.m. on New Year's Eve and 6 a.m. on New Year's morning, only 32 missions with New Year's reference were registered, in the previous year there were 36. The current operational balance sheet is temporarily; Changes could be made by further ads or investigations.

An incident occurred at the B266 at around 8:10 p.m. when a Cologne accident driver with 1.1 per thousand alcohol in the blood, which drove with summer tires and excessive speed, crashed into the middle protection plank and collided with the vehicle of a 30-year-old in Düren. Both drivers remained unharmed. The accident driver stated false personal details and had embezzled the car from a friend. He was manufactured against him for drunkenness, driving without driving license and wrong name. An advertisement was also filed against the vehicle owner. The route was closed for about three hours, and the total damage is in the middle five-digit euro range.

further incidents and fires

Shortly before 0.30 a.m., witnesses reported that a 30-year-old had fired a shotgun in Euskirchen. During the subsequent search, the police found two “Polenböller”, a knife and a white substance. The man was unreasonable and insulted the officials, which led to advertisements due to violations of the explosive law, insult and possession of amphetamine.

The district was affected by several smaller fires, some of which were triggered by the remains of fireworks, garbage and old clothing container. At around 1.45 a.m. a wooden barn burned in Bergheim, which could already be deleted by the fire brigade; Pyrotechnics were found near the fire site. A garbage container was set on fire in Euskirchen, whereby a fire was originally reported in a kindergarten. There was also a basement fire in an apartment building on Alleestrasse, in which the fire brigade had to save several people. On New Year's morning there was a fire in the heating cellar of the apartment building, in which 19 residents could be saved; No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire has so far been unclear and the investigation is ongoing.

Another tragic event on New Year's Eve concerns a ship's slot that worked during the night shift. Around midnight he celebrated the turn of the year with colleagues and then attended a restaurant in the port area. After the end of the shift at 5:00 a.m., he drove home with his car, which was parked at the passenger kai. He came off the road and fell into the harbor basin, where he drowned. A blood test resulted in an alcohol concentration of 2.44 per thousand. The autopsy confirmed that death occurred from drowning in strong alcoholic influence.

As a result of the incident, accident insurance rejected the granting of survivors, since death was not classified as an accident or path accident. Courts, including the Social Court, the State Social Court and the Federal Social Court, dismissed the widow's complaint. The accident was considered not significantly caused by operational dangers. The inability to drive due to the alcohol content was classified as the only essential cause of the accident. The entitlement to survivors only exists in the event of an accident by working accident in accordance with Section 589 (1) RVO, whereby the courts found that the insured person would probably not have an accident when driving soberly.