Overview
- The collision occurred on the A59 near Duisburg at roughly 210 km/h where the posted limit was 100 km/h.
- A 43-year-old man and his 80-year-old mother who were in the small car died at the scene.
- The court found the defendant had consumed alcohol and cocaine before driving and did not hold a license.
- He was driving a 450-horsepower Audi RS5 registered to his mother when he rear-ended the victims’ vehicle.
- Judges said he believed his high-speed run would have no consequences, a view they deemed fatally wrong.