Overview

• The Staatsanwaltschaft Darmstadt filed the indictment on August 25, listing endangering road traffic, negligent bodily harm, unlawful departure from an accident scene, and driving without a licence.
• Prosecutors say an expert opinion they commissioned concluded the 39-year-old is criminally responsible despite the defense citing a medical cause.
• The case now goes to the Amtsgericht Darmstadt for preliminary proceedings to decide on admitting the indictment and to address the fitness dispute.
• Surveillance video reportedly shows the rapper exiting the crashed vehicle, limping toward another car and leaving the area.
• The January 30, 2024 incident saw a car smash through a Darmstadt café’s glass front, narrowly miss two pedestrians, and injure a patron; unlawful departure alone can carry up to three years in prison.