Fine for 84-year-old Berlin native after a fatal accident: driver sentenced to a negligent killing

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Geldstrafe für Unfall: Berlinerin wegen fahrlässiger Tötung und Körperverletzung verurteilt Eine tragische Verkehrsunfallgeschichte hat nun ihr rechtliches Ende gefunden: Eine 84-jährige Berlinerin wurde zu einer Geldstrafe von 1.600 Euro verurteilt, nachdem sie vor rund einem Jahr in einen tödlichen Unfall verwickelt war. Das Amtsgericht Tiergarten sprach die Seniorin am Montag wegen fahrlässiger Tötung und fahrlässiger Körperverletzung schuldig. Der Unfall ereignete sich in Berlin-Hermsdorf, als die damals 83-Jährige einen Bahnhofsvorplatz passierte und dabei eine Parkbank mitriss, auf der zwei Frauen saßen. Eine 73-jährige Frau verstarb wenige Tage später im Krankenhaus. Das Gericht stellte fest, dass die Angeklagte auf einer Strecke von …
Fine penalty for accident: Berliner for negligent homicide and assault, convicted of tragic traffic accident history has now come to its legal end: an 84-year-old Berliner was fined 1,600 euros after she was involved in a fatal accident around a year ago. The district court of Tiergarten owed the elderly woman on Monday for negligent killing and negligent assault. The accident occurred in Berlin-Hermsdorf when the then 83-year-old passed a station forecourt and a park bench Mitriss on which two women sat. A 73-year-old woman died in the hospital a few days later. The court found that the accused on a distance of ... (Symbolbild/MB)

Fine sentence for accident: Berliner sentenced to negligent killing and assault

A tragic traffic accident has now come to its legal end: an 84-year-old Berliner was sentenced to a fine of 1,600 euros after she was involved in a fatal accident about a year ago. The District Court of Tiergarten owed the senior citizen on Monday for negligent killing and negligent bodily harm.

The accident occurred in Berlin-Hermsdorf when the then 83-year-old passed a station forecourt and a park bench Mitriss on which two women sat. A 73-year-old woman died in the hospital a few days later. The court found that the accused did not slow down on a distance of 70 meters. In his judgment, it described the action as a moment of a moment.

The accused said during the trial that on July 8 of the year she rose to her car at around 1:45 p.m. after completing purchases. When starting the car, this unexpectedly accelerated. The elderly woman stated that she had no explanation for it. She deeply regretted the accident and has never driven a car again since then. She volunteered her driver's license.

During the negotiation, both an expert in the defense and an accident expert commissioned by the public prosecutor's office expressed their opinions on the cause of the accident. The defense expert suspected a technical defect as a trigger for acceleration. In contrast, the expert commissioned by the public prosecutor could not find any such mistakes. According to the latter, a brake maneuver could have prevented the accident. In such cases, the response time is about eight to nine seconds, based on a suspected speed of about 40 kilometers per hour, with which the car was on the road.

The judge ultimately opted for a penalty of 80 daily rates of 20 euros each, as the prosecutor had requested. He emphasized that, regardless of the age of a driver, it is not enough to be careful for a second. In this case, the defendant did not react optimally for eight to nine seconds. The judge also made it clear that braking on the route would have been possible. He emphasized that everyone who puts himself in a motor vehicle had to master it. The defense lawyer had applied for a milder fine in the event of a guilty verdict.