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It seems that 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich can’t get over his issues with dangerous substances, with the cyclist’s latest adventure of this kind seeing him allegedly causing a DUI crash in Switzerland.
Ullrich was going home in his V10-powered Audi RS6 Avant, but his journey took a disastrous turn in the proximity of Mattwill. As the Audi was reportedly approaching a stop sign, it failed to brake on time and rear-ended a Citroen C3 Pluriel, which was sent off the road. Subsequently, the RS6 also hit an Alfa Romeo 147. Ulrich was not injured in the crash, but two other persons were taken to the hospital following the accident.
The authorities investigating the case refused to make the name of the Audi driver public, only stating the car was driven by a 41-year-old man. Nonetheless, German newspaper Blick identified Ullrich as the guilty driver. The newspaper also writes Ulrich was intoxicated at the time of the accident.
“I was stressed, coming from a meeting, and wanted to get home as soon as possible,” said Ullrich. “My God, that can happen to anyone… there was no alcohol involved.”
The cyclist is known to have caused a DUI crash back in 2002, when he hit a few bicycles upon exiting a night club and fled the accident scene. The police identified him, suspending his license.
Like we said, the connection to dangerous substances goes deeper, with the athlete having retired after being involved in a doping scandal. Perhaps this latest unfortunate event will convince the Ullrich to stay on the right side of the law.
The authorities investigating the case refused to make the name of the Audi driver public, only stating the car was driven by a 41-year-old man. Nonetheless, German newspaper Blick identified Ullrich as the guilty driver. The newspaper also writes Ulrich was intoxicated at the time of the accident.
“I was stressed, coming from a meeting, and wanted to get home as soon as possible,” said Ullrich. “My God, that can happen to anyone… there was no alcohol involved.”
The cyclist is known to have caused a DUI crash back in 2002, when he hit a few bicycles upon exiting a night club and fled the accident scene. The police identified him, suspending his license.
Like we said, the connection to dangerous substances goes deeper, with the athlete having retired after being involved in a doping scandal. Perhaps this latest unfortunate event will convince the Ullrich to stay on the right side of the law.
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