The defendant does not see himself as a typical speeder. But it caused the death of a pedestrian by driving too fast. Now the judgment was made.
Berlin – After the death of a 26-year-old pedestrian in Berlin-Mitte, a driver was sentenced to six months in prison. He is also supposed to do 100 hours of community service.
The Tiergarten district court found the 25-year-old guilty of negligent homicide on Wednesday. The judge explained that he caused the accident by driving too fast. The victim’s mother, the former Bavarian local politician Stephanie Countess Bruges-von Pfuel, called the verdict appropriate.
In March 2019, the defendant was traveling at up to 82 kilometers per hour on Chausseestrasse in Berlin and caught the pedestrian as he tried to cross the lane, the verdict said. The accident would have been avoidable if the maximum speed of 50 km / h had been adhered to. The passer-by was thrown against the windshield and then into the oncoming traffic. He succumbed to the serious injuries a week later.
The defendant, who was at the wheel of a 455 hp car at the time, had stated through his defense attorney at the beginning of the trial that he was “not a passionate speeder, but a person who drove too fast”. He was “stressed” that day, he said shortly before the verdict. I’m very sorry for what happened.
The public prosecutor’s office had pleaded for eight months’ probation. The secondary suit did not make a specific motion. The defense attorney advocated a fine. The verdict is not yet legally binding. dpa
