A motorist who drove into a group of young people during his escape from the police in Munich should have been drunk. It had been detected alcohol smell in the 34-year-olds, the investigators said in a press conference.
In addition, officials had found a small amount of drugs in his car. Exact percent values or results of further toxicological investigations are still pending.
The driver had captured two teenagers on Friday evening, a 14-year-old died, a 16-year-old was seriously injured. The accident has been filmed according to investigators with a so-called Dashcam from another car. These are video cameras installed in cars that record the view from the windscreen while driving.
The homicide leader, Josef Wimmer, said the video recording showed the driver driving past at high speed, the car grabbing a boy, and being thrown into the air. After that show the video how the moving patrol stops immediately to initiate resuscitation.
Motorists under suspicion of murder
The 34-year-old had been traveling in the wrong direction when he caught the two teenagers. The Dashcam owner drove the information after the car parallel to him. Prosecutor Anne Leiding describes the recording as "a very significant piece of evidence." The use of Dashcams is legally controversial. In May 2018, however, the Federal Court had admitted such recordings in principle as evidence in court.
In addition, the investigators now announced that the suspect is no longer in psychiatry. There he was for his own protection only for a short time, said Leiding. The man is in custody on suspicion of murder. It is unclear whether he is currently in a hospital or in a prison. To the degree of his injuries, the authorities gave no information.