This was confirmed by the APA police. According to this, Krankl is said to have driven his car into a police officer at the VIP parking lot of the Paschinger stadium. The “Goleador” had previously been used as a TV expert by “Sky”.
According to the police, the 69-year-old from Vienna only stopped his vehicle when there had already been slight physical contact between the officer and the bumper of the car. “Then he rolled the vehicle towards two other police officers and only stopped there after renewed contact,” the police report said.
According to a media report, Krankl confirmed the interrogation, but denied driving towards a police officer. Rather, the police officer was obviously “very nervous, tense and aggressive”. “I was about to turn right from the parking lot and was stopped by a police officer who told me I had to wait because the Rapid fans were being taken away by bus first. But the road was clear and there was no reason to stop me. The officer then asked for my vehicle papers and said that I was arrested,” Krankl was quoted as saying.
“I was led into a room like a criminal by six police officers. There were two very nice detectives who took my personal details and told me that I could walk again, but investigations were continuing,” Krankl continued. “Anyone who knows me knows that I would never endanger a police officer. A stupid story that makes me very uncomfortable.”
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