https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A drunk ICE driver who was found to have a staggering alcohol level of just under 0.25% (2.5 per mille) missed a scheduled stop, and was later escorted off the train by police. https://www.thelocal.de/20190110/drunk-ice-train-driver-heavily-over-the-limit-misses-stop-at-wittenberg Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:59:54 +0100 drunk-ice-train-driver-heavily-over-the-limit-misses-stop-at-wittenberg A truck driver had to be taken to a Munich hospital on Thursday, after another driver crashed into him while illegally using a rescue lane that had been formed after a crash. https://www.thelocal.de/20171006/truck-driver-seriously-injured-trying-to-stop-car-misusing-autobahn-rescue-lane Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:00:24 +0200 truck-driver-seriously-injured-trying-to-stop-car-misusing-autobahn-rescue-lane A taxi driver in the Bavarian capital was sentenced to five years in jail on Wednesday for attempted manslaughter, after he "used his vehicle as a weapon" against a pedestrian. https://www.thelocal.de/20170330/munich-taxi-driver-jailed-for-driving-over-pedestrian-twice Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:04:48 +0200 munich-taxi-driver-jailed-for-driving-over-pedestrian-twice It took almost half a century, but police in Lower Saxony finally asked for a 77-year-old driver's papers this week - only to be duped one last time before he takes the rap. https://www.thelocal.de/20141210/cops-put-brakes-on-licence-less-driver-46-years-on Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:10:00 +0100 cops-put-brakes-on-licence-less-driver-46-years-on