The focus on convertible drivers: deliberate approaching a student?

The focus on convertible drivers: deliberate approaching a student?

In a explosive process that hits high waves nationwide, a 47-year-old convertible driver is in court, accused of deliberately having hit a 13-year-old student in Prora. The allegations contain serious bodily harm, dangerous bodily harm, driver flight and a dangerous intervention in road traffic, such as mz.de . The incident occurred in August 2024, while the student was on the way to a supermarket with friends.

The accused, who defends himself against the indictment, emphasizes that there was no deliberate action. He describes the boy as "rather grown up" and claims that he suddenly ran onto the street, which made it impossible to avoid. However, eyewitnesses report on another course: the boy had previously shown the driver's finger to the driver. In the excitement, the defendant then, according to the statement of several classmates of the injured party, drove to the student through a targeted steering movement.

The injuries and escape

The consequences of the accident were serious: the boy suffered a traumatic brain trauma and several wounds, but was able to get up and run away after the incident. Witnesses also report that the driver got out after the collision to offer help but then fled. The defendant's son confirmed that his father only turned the car over because he had forgotten a key.

The police found the convertible, which had significant damage to the windshield, only on September 5, 2024 during a house search in a garage. An expert found that the convertible was on the road at at least 25 km/h at the time of the impact. However, the latter could not prove that the driver intentionally hit the pedestrian, which makes it significantly more difficult.

The process and the public

The process is currently taking place at the district court in Bergen. On Monday, the next day of the court, the pleadings should be held and a judgment may be made, as ndr.de reports. The incident caused a sensation not only in the region, but across the country and raises questions about traffic safety. There is a current overview of traffic safety in Germany in the official statistics of the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), which shows that around 32,850 cases of driver flight were registered in 2024, which also indicates the potential extent of the problem kba.de .