After a serious car accident in Berlin-Treptow with three dead, the driver has been sentenced to five years in prison.
The Berlin district court found the 22-year-old guilty of a prohibited motor vehicle race resulting in death and endangering road traffic. In addition, the court imposed a blocking period of five years on the driver’s license of the accident driver.
The 22-year-old survived the accident on February 2, 2021 as the only one of the four occupants of the high-powered car. “The defendant’s intention was to achieve the highest possible speed,” the court said. The young man wanted to impress the others.
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On the day of the accident, the 450 hp car initially crashed into trees at Am Treptower Park at high speed in the late evening. Then the car crashed into a construction container with such force that it tore and burst into flames.
One man died at the scene of the accident, a second a few hours later. The third occupant was taken to a special clinic with severe burn injuries, where the 19-year-old succumbed to his injuries on February 6.
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The court’s verdict fell short of the prosecutor’s request. This had demanded six years and seven months in prison. The defense attorney had pleaded for a guilty verdict of involuntary manslaughter without a specific motion.