Overview
- The Landau regional court found a 25-year-old guilty of negligent homicide, negligent injury and an illegal street race for a 2019 crash that killed two passengers, imposing a three-year youth sentence that is not yet final after a prior verdict was overturned by Germany’s top court.
- Police reported a 1:15 a.m. A8 rollover between Adelzhausen and Odelzhausen in icy conditions, where a 19-year-old was ejected and suffered life-threatening injuries and a 41-year-old was moderately hurt, prompting a full closure, emergency response and crane recovery of the vehicle.
- In Fürth-Dambach, officers recorded a blood alcohol level above 2.0‰ for a 49-year-old after a head-on collision that left three people with minor injuries, seized his licence, ordered a blood draw and estimated total damage at about €15,000.
- In Duisburg, a 20-year-old fled a police stop, broke multiple traffic rules and was detained near his abandoned VW Golf, where officers found a telescopic baton and several knives, leading to allegations involving weapons offenses and a prohibited street race while investigators seek the other occupants.
- Near Oberhausen, a 28-year-old who fled a stop crossed live A3 lanes on foot before arrest under suspected drug and alcohol influence, and separately a 21-year-old driver was caught after a high-speed chase, tested for drugs and had her car and licence seized.