Police in Austria and Germany have apprehended three young drivers in separate high-speed incidents, with one motorist recorded at more than double the legal limit.
An 18-year-old novice driver, who had held his licence for only one month, was stopped on a federal road near Arnschwang, Bavaria, on 26 July 2026 after reaching 201 km/h in a 100 km/h zone. Authorities immediately confiscated his licence and opened an investigation into suspected illegal street racing. Two days earlier, a 19-year-old without a valid licence drove at 158 km/h through an 80 km/h zone on Vienna's Südosttangente motorway, drawing multiple charges.
In a third case, a 21-year-old led police on a pursuit through Ingolstadt at speeds exceeding 150 km/h. Officers were unable to close the gap and the suspect was halted only when a taxi blocked a narrow passage after roughly one kilometre. The driver, who had deliberately left his licence behind, is under investigation for illegal racing.