Federal Court of Justice - Fatal car racing accident: Final judgment
More than three years after an illegal car race with a fatal outcome in the Eifel region, the verdict against the two drivers is final. The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) dismissed the appeal of the two young men according to a decision published on Wednesday in November 2023. The Aachen Regional Court had sentenced the defendants to juvenile sentences in June 2022. (AZ: 4 StR 460/22)
According to the verdict, the men had raced each other on a winding road south of Aachen in the summer of 2020. During an overtaking maneuver, one of the defendants collided with an oncoming vehicle. An eight-year-old girl sitting in the car was killed, while the driver and passenger suffered life-threatening injuries.
The court sentenced a 20-year-old at the time of the trial to a juvenile sentence of three years and nine months for participating in a motor vehicle race resulting in death. A 21-year-old received a sentence of three years and six months for participation in a race and involuntary manslaughter. In this case, the BGH only amended the guilty verdict to the effect that a conviction for intentionally endangering road traffic was not applicable.
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- Despite appealing to the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe, the two young men involved in the fatal car racing accident in the Eifel region near Aachen in 2020 saw their sentences upheld in November 2023.
- The criminal process against the men, who were charged with participating in a motor vehicle race resulting in death and involuntary manslaughter, began in North Rhine-Westphalia and ended with their sentencing in Aachen.
- The court proceedings in Aachen revealed that the two men had engaged in a dangerous car race on a winding road in the Eifel, leading to a fatal accident that claimed the life of an eight-year-old and left the driver and passenger of the oncoming vehicle with life-threatening injuries.
- Although the Federal Court of Justice confirmed the guilt of the 20-year-old driver, it amended the verdict to exclude a charge of intentionally endangering road traffic, leading to a reduced sentence of three years and nine months.
- The 21-year-old passenger, who also participated in the illegal car racing and was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, was sentenced to three years and six months in juvenile detention by the Aachen Regional Court.
Source: www.stern.de
