With her partner on the bonnet, a 51-year-old woman raced down a motorway on the Lower Rhine. The man clung to the car at Viersen, according to police on the A61, but was eventually thrown onto the road late Friday night. Rescue workers recovered the seriously injured. The 53-year-old was brought to an accident clinic in Krefeld. He was now out of danger, it was said.
The partner was brought to the judge on Saturday for attempted manslaughter, as the police and prosecutors announced. She is in custody. A homicide commission investigates. Investigators assume that the crime was preceded by a dispute.
An eyewitness had alarmed the Mönchengladbach police late Friday evening. She had watched the man crash from the hood onto the lane, but continue to drive the car.
Fire brigade and emergency doctor were used with several vehicles. When the emergency services arrived, the injured man was lying on the hard shoulder. He was looked after by first aiders. Where and when the partner was arrested remained unclear.