NL (22) from De Haan and JD (22), the brother of the driver, also had to answer for their part as passengers. A video showed that there was a frenzied atmosphere in the vehicle. According to the Public Prosecution Service, all passengers encouraged or at least did not stop the drivers. The prosecutor did demand stricter community service sentences for AD and LM. For N., she agreed with a suspension, because he made the breakthrough.
“Be crazy for once”
“Someone said they were acting crazy once, but I only realized the seriousness the next day,” AD admitted at the hearing. The defense requested acquittal for the other defendants. They said they were carried away by their alcohol consumption, but had no part in the facts themselves. “The damage was not caused by driving, but by drifting,” master Jan Ferlin pleaded for M.
The judge ultimately sentenced AD and LM to 60 and 50 hours of community service respectively. JD and NL were sentenced to 46 hours of community service. If they do not complete their community service, the twenty-somethings still risk three months in prison. AND received a suspension of sentence.