Man crashes motorcycle into hotel in Vienna

A motorcycle driver crashed his bike into the glass facade of a Viennese hotel on Wiedner Belt while fleeing from the police on Friday evening. The man, who appeared to be under the influence of drugs, had drugs on him and did not have a driver’s license, wanted to evade the stop and accelerated. The police became aware of the Russian because stolen license plates were mounted on the 30-year-old’s vehicle, the police said on Saturday.

Crashed into facade

An officer grabbed the man’s arm and tried to stop him, speeding up the motorcyclist and dragging the police officer several meters. The Russian escaped and weaved his way through a stationary line of oncoming traffic. The officer tried again to get in the man’s way, but the biker then crashed into the facade. Although the 30-year-old wanted to escape on foot, he was quickly arrested.

A small amount of cannabis herb and presumably cocaine were found and confiscated from the man. The officer was slightly injured in the incident and was no longer able to continue on duty. Complaints were filed against the suspect on suspicion of resistance to state authority, serious bodily harm and under the Narcotic Substances Act. The 30-year-old is in police custody.