(jd) On Friday lunchtime (31.1.), attentive witnesses noticed a Mercedes near Herford city center, whose driver was driving at excessive speed and apparently had difficulty keeping in lane and therefore drove onto a sidewalk, among other things. Police officers called to the scene later encountered the vehicle on Werrestraße and the driver described by the witnesses, who was a 42-year-old man from Herford. The driver showed clear signs of alcohol consumption and behaved aggressively towards the officers. The man was taken to the Herford police station to have a blood sample taken. Here, too, he was verbally and physically aggressive towards the officers. In addition to being charged with drink-driving, he also faces charges of resisting law enforcement officers and assaulting law enforcement officers.