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Preliminary Report Finds Excessive Speed Caused Monheim Crash That Killed Two Teens

Prosecutors now investigate the 18-year-old driver for negligent homicide based on vehicle data analysis.

Overview

  • Investigators completed on-site forensics and extracted all data from the BMW X4 M Competition, resulting in a provisional expert report.
  • The analysis indicates the driver accelerated to a markedly excessive speed on Urdenbacher Weg, lost control in a slight right-hand curve, and struck two trees.
  • Police say tests found no indications of alcohol or drug use by the 18-year-old driver.
  • Of the three seriously injured survivors, a 17-year-old remains in critical condition, while the driver and another 17-year-old have been discharged from hospital.
  • The car carried five teenagers aged 15 to 18, and two—a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old—were pronounced dead at the scene on August 9.