Car accident - Life-threateningly injured 14-year-old left behind
Four car occupants are said to have left a 14-year-old seriously injured and unconscious in the car after an accident in Moers on the Lower Rhine. According to initial findings, the car left the road for an unexplained reason and crashed into two trees, police and the public prosecutor's office announced on Tuesday.
During the night, emergency services were alerted via the emergency call function of a smartphone and came across the completely destroyed car, in which they found the 14-year-old. He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The investigators found empty bottles of alcoholic beverages in the car. According to the investigation, a 17-year-old had been at the wheel of the car.
Near the scene of the accident, the police first came across an 18-year-old who was covered in blood but uninjured. He is said to have been a passenger in the car involved in the accident. The officers later found two slightly injured 17 and 18-year-olds in a hospital, who were able to leave the clinic after treatment.
According to the police, the suspected driver was initially on the run. Officers found him at his parents' home in Kamp-Lintfort at midday. How the 17-year-old, who was uninjured, got hold of the car is still being investigated. He is initially suspected of negligent bodily harm and driving without a license.
Statement from the police and public prosecutor's office
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- The police in North Rhine-Westphalia are investigating the role of alcohol in the car accident that left a 14-year-old seriously injured in Moers.
- The traffic in the area of the Lower Rhine was disrupted due to the car accident involving teenagers, and the public prosecutor's office is now investigating criminality related to it.
- The youth who was driving the car without a license and under the influence of alcohol has been charged with negligent bodily harm and driving without a license.
- The parents of the 17-year-old suspected driver were also questioned by the police in relation to the missing car and their son's involvement in the car accident.
- The empty bottles of alcoholic beverages found in the wreckage of the crashed car have raised concerns about the level of intoxication among the youth involved in the accident.
- The authorities are urging the community in Moers to remain vigilant and responsible on the roads, particularly during the evening hours, to prevent similar car accidents from happening in the future.
Source: www.stern.de
