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Deadly Weekend on German Roads as Heavy Rain and Risky Driving Trigger Wide-Ranging Probes

Authorities cite weather, speed, impairment plus hit‑and‑run behavior as key lines of inquiry.

Overview

  • On the A3 near Parsberg, a 32-year-old mother and her weeks‑old baby died after the family’s SUV left the roadway; the father and a three‑year‑old were hospitalized as prosecutors appointed an expert to determine the cause.
  • On Würzburg’s B19, a 65-year-old wrong‑way driver was killed in a multi‑vehicle collision that left several others injured, prompting a forensic reconstruction and investigations into motorists who filmed the scene.
  • Near Kutenholz in Lower Saxony, a 60-year-old Dacia driver died after losing control on a wet curve and colliding with a VW Polo, with police deploying a 3D scene scan and a court‑appointed expert.
  • In Lippstadt (NRW), two people were killed and two others, including an eight‑year‑old, were seriously injured in a head‑on crash under investigation by specialist accident teams.
  • In Thaur, Austria, a 20-year-old pedestrian struck in a September hit‑and‑run died in hospital, with police having already traced a suspected driver and SUV and an autopsy now ordered.