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Driver crashes while fleeing police in Niederuzwil
A 37-year-old driver fled a police stop in Niederuzwil, in Switzerland's St. Gallen canton, shortly after midnight on Wednesday.
A police patrol had followed him after he passed at excessive speed, and he drove on after being told to stop.
His car hit a streetlight and stacked garden pallets before coming to a halt.
Police deemed the driver unfit to drive and took a blood sample.
Officers also took his driving licence on the spot.
The damage to the car, road infrastructure and pallets was more than 10,000 Swiss francs.
The driver will be reported to the St. Gallen cantonal prosecutor's office.
A 37-year-old driver crashed in Niederuzwil while continuing to flee from a police patrol.
The patrol had pursued him after he overtook its unmarked car at excessive speed.
The car hit a streetlight and several garden pallets before coming to a stop.
Police assessed the driver as unfit to drive, took a blood sample and seized his driving licence.
Damage to the car, road infrastructure and pallets exceeded 10,000 francs.
- Who
- A 37-year-old driver and a St. Gallen cantonal police patrol.
- What
- The driver fled a police stop and crashed into a streetlight and garden pallets.
- When
- Shortly after midnight, during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, 21 October 2026.
- Where
- Niederuzwil, on Bachstrasse; the patrol had been travelling from Flawil towards Niederuzwil.
- Why
- The driver continued driving after police told him to stop. The reason for fleeing is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A car overtook a police patrol at excessive speed on Flawilerstrasse.
The driver stopped briefly in a roadside parking area after police signalled him to stop, then drove off again.
The car hit a streetlight and several stacked garden pallets on Bachstrasse and came to a stop.
Police assessed the driver as unfit to drive, took a blood sample and seized his driving licence.
- Driver
- 37 years old
- Location
- Bachstrasse, Niederuzwil
- Police vehicle
- Unmarked car
- Collision objects
- A streetlight and several garden pallets
- Damage
- More than 10,000 francs
- Police action
- Driving licence seized; blood sample taken