Overview

• After a renewed review, the Schwerin prosecutor declined to upgrade charges over the February 2024 30‑km/h‑zone fatality, keeping negligent homicide as the allegation and submitting the stance to the Amtsgericht.
• The decision relies on a medical expert’s assessment of a possible health episode and newly evaluated video evidence, with media reporting the driver said he suffered a seizure.
• The victim family’s lawyer, Ullrich Knye, disputes the medical conclusions and seeks intent‑based charges, citing airbag data indicating up to 140 km/h and hospital and rescue notes without seizure indicators.
• A 43‑year‑old died Friday when his Audi struck the rear of a standing tractor‑trailer at a jam tail on the A1 near Köln; the direction toward Dortmund was fully closed for hours and has since reopened.
• Other serious incidents under investigation include the A9 Schwanstetten crash in which a lorry hit a breakdown motorhome and injured six, multiple rain‑related A70 and A93 crashes tied to unsafe speed, a fatal A38 Porsche wreck in heavy rain, and an A4 semi‑trailer overturn that spilled diesel and forced a full closure.