Overview

• After a renewed review, prosecutors in Schwerin will not upgrade charges in the 30 km/h zone fatal crash and have returned their position to the local court for scrutiny.
• The victim family’s lawyer, Ullrich Knye, disputes the medical assessment and urges a murder charge, citing airbag data indicating up to 140 km/h and no clinical signs of a seizure.
• The February 2024 collision in a traffic-calmed street killed a 65-year-old driver; investigators examined video, DEKRA analyses, and other technical records.
• On Friday evening, a 43-year-old motorist died after rear-ending a stationary truck at the A1 jam near Kreuz Köln-Nord; the Dortmund-bound lanes were shut for hours and later reopened.
• Six people were hurt when a lorry struck a breakdown motorhome on the A9 near Schwanstetten, and separate incidents including a fatal Porsche crash on the A38 in heavy rain led police to reiterate speed and distance cautions on wet roads.