Nearly four years in jail for deadly following behind on a highway in Lower Saxony
A judge declared the 30-year-old accused of causing a car accident on A33 with a 35-year-old driver no longer harboring the intent to kill. In October, the young man allegedly harassed and taunted the older driver between Hilter am Teutoburger Wald and Borgloh. When their vehicles met, they collided, resulting in the 35-year-old's car flying over a median strip and stopping a hundred meters away. The accident claimed the life of a passenger in the 35-year-old's vehicle.
The 35-year-old suffered severe injuries. The accused later claimed he gave a signal to overtake the other car but did not force the lead driver. After the collision, he assumed the other car had continued driving since he could no longer see it, not realizing that one of the passengers had died.
The court's decision did not align with the prosecution's expectations, who demanded life imprisonment for murder, attempt to cause grievous bodily harm, and endangering road traffic. The defense wanted an acquittal, asserting that the accusations couldn't be verified. The court acknowledged the young man's culpability in the unintentional death but ruled there was no intent to take a life.
