In March 2019, the son of Countess Stephanie Bruges-von Pfuel died of the consequences of a traffic accident in Berlin. He was only 26 years old. The verdict against the driver has now been passed in a trial.
After the death of a 26-year-old pedestrian in Berlin-Mitte, a car driver was sentenced to six months in prison. He is also supposed to do 100 hours of community service. The Tiergarten district court found the 25-year-old guilty of negligent homicide on Wednesday. The judge explained that he caused the accident by driving too fast.
The victim’s mother, the former Bavarian local politician Stephanie Countess Bruges-von Pfuel, sat as a joint plaintiff in the courtroom and called the verdict appropriate. She recently said in an interview: “It would be bad for me if the accused got away with a suspended sentence.”
In March 2019, the defendant was traveling at up to 82 kilometers per hour on Chausseestrasse in Berlin and captured Karl Bagusat, known as Charly, when he wanted to cross the lane on foot, the verdict said. The accident would have been avoidable had the maximum speed of 50 km / h been observed. The passer-by was thrown against the windshield and then into the oncoming traffic. He succumbed to the serious injuries a week later.
Defendant said he was “stressed” that day
The defendant had previously stated through his lawyer that he had been in a friend’s car to pick up medicine. On the way he drove through a gas station because he was supposed to clean the car. Because no box was free, he was “annoyed and quickly” left. When he turned into Chausseestrasse, he accelerated to get into the left-turn lane. “It didn’t feel too fast in the car.” He is “not a passionate speeder, but a person who drove too fast”. He was “stressed” that day, he said shortly before the verdict. I’m very sorry for what happened.
The pedestrian suddenly appeared and must have run, said the 25-year-old. “I wondered if he was being followed.” In addition, he was blinded by the oncoming traffic himself. He couldn’t prevent the collision. Since the accident he is “no longer the same person” and in therapy.
A technical expert stated that the pedestrian had entered the street between two parked cars and wanted to cross quickly “at a jogging pace”. He had previously looked left and right. The view was good. The defendant was traveling in a 455 hp car. “The driver came from a gas station and accelerated sharply.” The pedestrian must have made a “retreating movement”. “After braking, there was a collision with at least 67 km / h.”
The public prosecutor’s office had pleaded for eight months’ probation. The secondary suit did not make a specific motion. The defense attorney advocated a fine. The verdict is not yet legally binding.
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