Overview
- Landgericht Landau sentenced a 25-year-old to three years under juvenile law for a 2019 high‑speed crash that killed two, convicting him of negligent homicide, negligent bodily harm and an illegal street race; the ruling is not yet final and prior time counts toward the term.
- Amtsgericht Tiergarten fined a 25-year-old €2,000 for negligent homicide after he fatally reversed over a 74-year-old in 2024, finding he should not have backed up without visibility; the verdict is not final.
- On the A8 between Adelzhausen and Odelzhausen, a 26-year-old lost control on icy pavement, with a 19-year-old passenger ejected and critically injured as the motorway was initially closed for rescue and recovery.
- On the S45 near Klinga, a Skoda entered oncoming traffic and hit an Opel that later burned out, leaving the Skoda driver and the Opel driver seriously injured as police appealed for the driver of a dark van seen passing the scene.
- On the B29 near Aalen, a 59-year-old Mercedes driver crossed into opposing traffic, collided with a taxi and a VW, was freed from the wreck and flown to a clinic, while two others suffered minor injuries and damage was put at about €50,000.