It is an incredible accident drama that took place in the center of Vienna last September. A young man crashed into a mother’s car at high speed – she died in hospital. He must now be in prison for this.
Vienna Schottenring, it is shortly before eight o’clock in the evening on September 11, 2022. A 48-year-old mother drives her black BMW. Until she is suddenly torn from her life: a 27-year-old drives straight into the driver’s side of her car.
Drove through a red light at 100 km/h
More than a year later, her minor daughter sits crying in the hearing room at the Vienna Regional Court. The accused is the Syrian national responsible for her mother’s death. At a speed of more than 100 km/h, he ignored a red light and continued without braking – hitting the 48-year-old’s vehicle.
There was no alcohol or drugs involved. The initially suspected street race also turned out to be only a suspicion by the police. “I didn’t feel completely overtired. It was the fatigue of someone who walked around the city all the time looking at the sights,” the accident driver explained in court.
Suspect expresses condolences to the grieving daughter
The 27-year-old actually lives in Belgium, he was only in Vienna as a tourist. Dusk had already fallen, it was raining, the road was wet and the suspect was unfamiliar with the area. Nevertheless, “She had to die because of your reckless behavior,” Judge Corinna Huber recalled.
The defendant wishes his daughter his condolences before being sentenced to one year of partial imprisonment, of which four months in prison. The relatives of the victims who follow the trial ask for time to think about it. The judgment is therefore not legally binding.
Source: Krone
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