"Around midnight the mood changed": 50 missions in one evening - the car rolls over after the citizens' festival

Created: 04/07/2022 04:59

By: Felix Herz

A group of people at night (icon image).

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The town festival will take place in Bayreuth on the weekend of July 1st to 3rd.

With summer temperatures and a lot of alcohol, there was a lot for the police to do.

Bayreuth - For the first time since 2019 - due to the corona pandemic, of course - the city center of Bayreuth has been transformed into a party mile again.

The citizens' festival took place, on the first weekend in July numerous party-mad people populated the streets of Bayreuth in Upper Franconia.

The weather was perfect, but with high summer temperatures and large quantities of alcohol, the police had their hands full on Saturday evening, July 2nd.

Bayreuth Citizens' Festival 2022: Largely boisterous atmosphere until midnight

Throughout the evening, the police describe the mood at the Bayreuth Citizens' Festival as exuberant, and the streets were already full of people in the early evening.

There were only minor operations: a drunk man ended up in the police cell at around 8 p.m.

It had slammed against a door, then his intoxication got so bad "that he was taken to a hospital by ambulance."

In addition, marijuana was found on a young man, and he had to part with the prohibited narcotics.

Although the quarrels increased when dusk began, the police still describe the mood as “predominantly relaxed and happy”.

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The mood changes: Police with many operations at the Bayreuth Citizens Festival

Later in the evening, however, there was more work for the emergency services: "Towards midnight, the exuberant mood changed," says the police report.

The arguments turned into violent arguments.

Two groups of people bumped into each other at the courtyard, and one of the participants had to go to the hospital.

The music ended punctually at 1 a.m. and there were several deployments almost simultaneously.

In the area of ​​La Spezia Square and Opernstraße there were insults, physical harm and shoving.

Frictions also occurred during the rest of the night, the police write.

However, these went unscathed.

Bayreuther Bürgerfest: A lot of alcohol in a violent accident in the game

Shortly before 2 a.m., a serious accident occurred on Sophia-Kolb Straße.

When two cars collided, one rolled over and landed on its roof.

The two occupants were injured and taken to the hospital.

According to the police, a breath alcohol test on the person who caused the accident showed “a clear alcohol value”.

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On Sunday, July 3rd, the Bayreuth police took stock of Saturday night: "Joie de vivre in the best weather, full streets with celebrating and happy people - but also alcohol-related friction and traffic violations." Between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m., the officers increased to around 50 and "solved problems that arose, communicated with the revelers and showed the limits to those who had drunk too much".

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