Pensioners in court: Horror accident in Berlin-Mitte costs two lives!

Pensioners in court: Horror accident in Berlin-Mitte costs two lives!

Leipziger Straße, 10115 Berlin, Deutschland - A tragic incident occurred on March 9, 2024 on Leipziger Strasse in Berlin-Mitte, which is now being worked up in court. An 84-year-old man, alleged cause of the accident, will be in front of the Tiergarten district court on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. He is accused of having hit a 41-year-old mother and her four-year-old son with his car while you wanted to cross the street. Both died shortly after the accident, which took place under dramatic circumstances.

The pensioner is said to have been on the road at a significantly excessive speed. There are negligent killing in two cases as well as negligent bodily harm in five cases and a dangerous intervention in road traffic in two cases. According to the investigation, the senior initially drove the bus lane, where a speed limit of 30 km/h applies, and accelerated to at least 70 to possibly 90 km/h. This high speed caused him to capture the mother and her child sitting in the stroller at a speed of 89 km/h.

the condition after the accident

Five other people suffered injuries, and the mother's partner and her sister had to watch the tragic incident, which left a shock for them. The family from Belgium was on a short tourist visit to Berlin when the accident occurred. The process is designed for three days and is expected to end on June 27th.

accident statistics in Germany

accidents like this are unfortunately not an isolated case. Around 2.5 million road traffic accidents occur in Germany every year, which is due to the increasing traffic density. The German Road Traffic Accident Statistics, which is created by Federal Statistical Office , shows that the majority of accidents cause property damage. However, the number of accidents with personal injury has remained at a similar level since the 1950s.

The goal of the EU Transport Minister is to implement the "Vision Zero", that is, no longer having any racing dead until 2050. In 2023, 2,839 people died in road traffic in Germany, whereby a downward trend in the racing dead has been observed since the 2010s. Nevertheless, this decline is slowing down, so that further measures are required to improve traffic safety.

causes of traffic accidents

The most common causes of traffic accidents with personal injury are insufficient distance, non -adapted speed and driving under the influence of alcohol. The increase in accidents with e-bikes and e-scooters is particularly worrying, which is a new challenge for traffic safety. Statistics show that in 2023 over 15,700 alcohol -related accidents were recorded with personal injury, there were 193 deaths and 18,686 injured.

Again tragic events such as that on Leipziger Strasse in Berlin-Mitte underline the need to further improve traffic safety. The existing statistics and insights that, for example, from Statista and the help to develop and implement the necessary measures. It remains to be hoped that accidents such as this will soon be a thing of the past and such tragedies can be avoided.