Overview

• After a renewed review, the Schwerin prosecutor maintained an indictment for negligent manslaughter in the 2024 30 km/h‑zone fatality and sent its statement back to the district court for examination.
• The relatives’ lawyer, Ullrich Knye, rejects the medical opinion, citing airbag data indicating roughly 140 km/h and an MRI taken after the crash that he says showed no seizure, and he argues for an intent-based charge.
• On the A1 near Cologne, a 43-year-old Audi driver died after driving into the rear of a stationary truck at a traffic jam; the direction toward Dortmund was fully closed for hours and later reopened.
• On the A9 near Schwanstetten, a semitrailer struck a family’s panne-stranded motorhome, leaving three people—including a six-year-old—seriously injured without acute life threat, and police are seeking witnesses after a temporary full closure.
• In separate incidents, a Porsche driver died in heavy rain on the A38 near Nordhausen where police suspect excessive speed on a wet road, and three rain-related crashes on the A70 injured four people.