After the accident with two dead in Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen, the alleged driver of death came to a psychiatric ward.
On Saturday (February 13th, 2021) a car driver in
Frankfurt
*
hit
two people and fatally injured them.
The 38-year-old
driver ran
over a red light at what appeared to be a high speed.
According to media reports, the alleged perpetrator was admitted to a
psychiatric
ward.
Update from Monday, February 22nd, 2021, 8:05 p.m.:
After the fatal
accident
in
Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen
on February 13, the alleged perpetrator was admitted to a
psychiatric
ward.
This is reported by several Hessian media.
Accordingly, a spokeswoman for the Frankfurt district court has
confirms that on Monday (02/22/2021) a corresponding placement order was issued and executed.
According to the spokeswoman, the 38-year-old suspect has been brought to the forensic psychiatry in Haina (Gießen).
He is being investigated for
manslaughter
in two cases in unity with dangerous interference in road traffic.
Two deaths after an accident: traffic psychologist suspects the cause
Update from Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 11:07 a.m.:
After the
speeder
accident
in Sachsenhausen with two deaths, the traffic psychologist Patrick Grieser spoke in an interview with the Frankfurter Rundschau about possible reasons for the frenzy in Frankfurt *.
In his courses on
medical-psychological examinations (MPU)
, the number of speeders has increased in recent years: "In the past year I had about eight to ten people who were involved in chases with the police or an illegal car race."
Grieser distinguishes between three groups of perpetrators, one of which is new: “On the one hand, there are those who are overwhelmed.
They use the car to release pressure.
Then there are the adrenaline junkies and, as a new phenomenon, the showers.
They have low self-esteem. ”He calls for higher penalties for speeders.
“Whoever races, always races, but is only flashed every 1000th trip.” Once the driver's license is gone, the level of suffering is high enough to change behavior.
The 38-year-old
driver involved in an accident in Frankfurt
was "only" driving a Peugeot.
Grieser therefore believes another
cause of the accident in Frankfurt is
possible: “What happened there could sound like an extended suicide.
Or a short-circuit reaction due to a massive experience of being overwhelmed. ”The police are investigating.
Fatal accident in Frankfurt: harsher penalties for speeders demanded
+++ 4.30 p.m.:
After the fatal accident in Sachsenhausen last weekend (February 13th, 2021), calls for tougher penalties for speeders are again loud.
As
in the aftermath of
the speeding
accident in Ostend
in November last year, citizens' initiatives are repeatedly calling for more speed controls and stricter speed limits.
But the experts from the police and traffic authorities fear that stricter controls would not solve the problem in the long term.
"First and foremost, it is important that the road users concerned finally understand:
lawn
is intolerable," says a spokesman for the
Frankfurt police
, as once before after the fatal accident in Frankfurt's Ostend.
Others believe that only
tougher penalties for speeders
can prevent accidents like Saturday's.
In many cases, a fine is simply not enough: If you exceed the speed in urban areas by “only” 31 kilometers per hour, which already
poses
a considerable
risk for pedestrians
and cyclists, you are threatened with a driving ban of just one month for the first time.
"Such drivers can never be given the driver's license again," said Sachsenhausen mayor Christian Becker (CDU) of the
Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
after the accident.
And the head of the Road Traffic Office in Frankfurt also makes the Federal Transport Minister responsible for
HR
.
The penalties are too lax and there is an urgent need for a tightened, revised
catalog of fines
.
The Frankfurt police are still looking for witnesses: the driver's condition is unknown
Meanwhile, the
police in Frankfurt are still
looking for witnesses to the serious accident on Mörfelder Landstrasse and are currently evaluating the testimony of witnesses and video recordings from traffic surveillance.
A
police spokesman
said on demand once again that at present all tended to suggest that it was an accident.
Nothing is known about the condition of the 38-year-old
driver involved in the accident
.
In the course of the investigation, it must also be checked whether the driver was possibly under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The investigation into
negligent homicide
and hit-and-
run is against him
.
Fatal speeder accident in Frankfurt: Café mourns its employees - "We are stunned"
+++ 11.13 a.m.:
All of
Frankfurt
mourns the two
victims of
the
fatal traffic accident
on Saturday (
February 13th, 2021
) in
Sachsenhausen
.
In addition to the relatives and friends of the two young men, the employees of the popular “
Maincafe
” on the Schaumainkai
also experience particularly difficult hours
.
“Last Saturday there was a serious traffic accident in Sachsenhausen in which two long-standing and valued employees were killed.
We are stunned, ”writes the café on its Facebook page under a photo of the two men.
Hundreds of comments made people express their condolences to the victims' families and friends.
“As a resident, I noticed a lot and I've been very concerned about that since Saturday.
Now to see who I lit the candle for yesterday is upsetting “, writes one user.
The shocking testimony of witnesses about the
fatal traffic accident
in
Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen
meanwhile causes confusion.
A witness reportedly testified that the 38-year-old Peugeot driver committed the crime willfully.
The "hessenschau" is based on statements from a police spokesman, the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" even reports on "individual witnesses" who had already assumed this at the weekend.
When asked, a
police
spokesman
did not want to confirm these statements.
"We have witness statements that the driver is said to have been driving at excessive speed well in front of the scene of the accident," said a spokesman on Tuesday (February 16, 2021).
A concrete statement that the speeder deliberately hit the two men was not received.
According to the current status of the investigation, an accident continues, said the spokesman.
Fatal traffic accident in Frankurt: Police evaluate more than 60 witness statements
The
Frankfurt police
have now received
more than 60 testimony.
all of which must now be evaluated.
The evaluations of cameras and measuring points around the intersection of Mörfelder Landstrasse / Oppenheimer Landstrasse and the on-board electronics of the 38-year-old Razor's Peugeot are also ongoing, as the police announced.
No statement has yet been received from Frankfurt politics.
The
fatal traffic accident
is the second in a short period of time in Frankfurt, and on the weekend the police also engaged in a chase with a speedster in Frankfurt-Westend.
Two dead after speeding accident in Frankfurt: witness makes shocking testimony
Update from Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 8:09 am:
After the
fatal traffic accident
in
Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen,
a testimony nourishes a shocking suspicion: The driver of the Peugeot is said to have deliberately hit the pedestrians.
It's an accident that shakes people far beyond Frankfurt's borders.
On Saturday afternoon (February 13th, 2021) a driver ran over a red traffic light in Frankfurt Sachsenhausen for an as yet unexplained reason and detected two men who were about to cross the street when it was green.
Both men are seriously injured and die a little later in hospital.
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The accident vehicle in Sachsenhausen caught two passers-by who did not survive the collision.
© Theodor Popp / dpa
Two dead after a speeder accident in Frankfurt: man drives Peugeot over red light
After a witness call by the Frankfurt police, over 50 people reported who wanted to have seen the accident on the busy Oppenheimer Landstrasse.
When questioned, a witness makes a statement that could put the event in a completely new light.
The man claims to have observed how the 38-year-old driver had previously raced through Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen.
So it cannot be ruled out that the man intentionally approached passers-by, as reported by hessenschau.de, referring to the police in Frankfurt.
An expert should now clarify the accident, but a result is no longer expected for the week.
Just a few weeks ago, an SUV hit three pedestrians in Frankfurt's Ostend, two men died and one woman was seriously injured.
According to the current investigation, the driver had lost control of his car.
Fatal accident in Frankfurt Sachsenhausen: two men die
+++ 3.15 p.m.:
The
Frankfurt police
have already received more than 50 witness references to the fatal
traffic accident
on Saturday (
February 13th, 2021
) in
Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen
.
These are currently being evaluated, as the
police
explained in a press release on Monday (February 15, 2021).
She also gives more details about the investigation.
According to this, the Central Investigation Group for Traffic
Accidents
(ZEUS) of the
Frankfurt Police are
currently securing recordings from the traffic cameras of the traffic control center, which are hoped to provide information about the course of the accident.
Meanwhile, specialists from the Hessian State Criminal Police Office are supposed to read out the on-board electronics of the Peugeot, whose impact on Saturday afternoon seriously injured two people who subsequently died in the hospital.
According to the
police,
this could lead to
further conclusions about the speed and route of the Peugeot.
The authorities continue to assume an accident.
Fatal accident in Frankfurt: Police name new details - testimony causes a stir
+++ 12:00 PM:
After the
accident in Frankfurt
, in which two pedestrians were fatally injured, the
police have,
according to their own statements, initiated "very, very extensive" investigations.
Among other things, the evaluation of
numerous witness references is pending
, said a spokesman for the authority.
Accordingly, so far "a middle two-digit number" reported to people who gave information about the
accident
in the
Sachsenhausen
district
.
On Saturday, an
expert
also examined
the accident site.
However, no result is expected this week.
The
police in Frankfurt
so far assume that the 38-year-old driver drove too fast on Saturday and ignored a red light.
The driver recorded the 31 and 40-year-old pedestrians who crossed the traffic lights at green with his car.
Both passers-by died shortly afterwards in the
hospital
.
The 38-year-old was seriously injured himself.
The police could not say on Monday whether he is still in the hospital.
It is still unclear whether the 38-year-old may have been
racing
through
Sachsenhausen
at high speed beforehand
and deliberately approaching the pedestrians.
This was reported by a witness, as the police spokesman confirmed.
Fatal accident in Frankfurt - police are looking for witnesses
Update from Monday, February 15, 2021, 8.30 a.m.:
The police in
Frankfurt
called on Monday morning (February 15, 2021) via Twitter witnesses of the
accident
in Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen on Saturday (February 13, 2021) to report.
When asked, a press spokesman also informed the police that "numerous witnesses" had already reported.
As things stand, the police are still assuming an accident, the police spokesman said.
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The Frankfurt police called on witnesses to report on Saturday about the accident in Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen.
© Screenshot Twitter Police Frankfurt
+++ 6.30 p.m.:
The police in
Frankfurt
continue to assume a tragic
accident
in
Sachsenhausen
, but a report in the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” now questions this view.
According to the impression of several witnesses, there are some indications that the driver accepted the deaths of people, so the newspaper.
Accordingly, the 38-year-old driver had already been noticed when he was driving along Mörfelder Landstrasse at high speed.
According to a driver quoted by the newspaper, the vehicle
overtook
him minutes before the
accident
in
Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen
“with certainly more than 100 kilometers per hour”.
The speeder is also said to have disregarded the red light in front of the intersection with Oppenheimer Landstrasse.
"It was immediately clear to me that there would be deaths if he continues like this," said the witness.
"It was immediately clear to me that there would be deaths": Accident or intent in Frankfurt?
He is convinced that the driver "intentionally wanted to cause death".
According to the FAZ, he also shared his point of view with the public prosecutor.
It is incomprehensible to him that
investigations are
being carried out only for
negligent homicide
.
When asked, a spokesman for the
Frankfurt police
said that the authority was still
assuming
an
accident
.
"We collect all testimonies and evaluate them," said the spokesman.
He did not want to comment on the man’s descriptions, they didn’t participate in speculation.
The investigation continued.
How the prosecution assesses the incident remains to be seen.
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A car drove into a crowd in Frankfurt.
© 5vision.media
Pedestrians die after an accident in Frankfurt: driver drives over red and tries to escape
+++ 10.55 a.m.:
The driver who
caught two pedestrians with his car
in the
Sachsenhausen
district of
Frankfurt
on Saturday
, triggered the accident according to the latest findings by excessive speed and
driving
over a red traffic light.
The police announced on Sunday morning.
Accordingly, the 38-year-old driver in his black Peugeot 208 caught the first witnesses shortly before 2.30 p.m. when he was driving on Mörfelder Landstrasse from the direction of Stresemannallee in the direction of Darmstädter Landstrasse, apparently at excessive speed.
At the intersection of Mörfelder Landstrasse / Oppenheimer Landstrasse, the traffic light for the 38-year-old was red.
Before that, several cars were already waiting in the right-hand lane, the driver involved in the accident drove past them on the left-hand lane and ignored the red light, reports the police.
At the same time, the two 31 and 40 year old men crossed the street from the right at the pedestrian green.
The driver recorded the men.
The two
pedestrians living
in
Frankfurt
were injured so badly that they later died in
hospital
.
Fatal accident in Frankfurt: Police investigate because of accident escape
According to the
police
, the
driver of the Peugeot lost
control of his vehicle
shortly after the collision in
Frankfurt
, crashed into a parked car and rolled over.
The 38-year-old managed to free himself from the wreck that had been lying on the roof despite his serious injuries.
He then tried to walk away from the scene of the accident, but was prevented by passers-by and handed over to the police.
Then he had to be taken to a nearby hospital because of his injury.
The accident record and assessment of the accident site in
Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen
by an expert continued into the evening hours.
The scene of the accident was closed for several hours for this purpose.
The police initiated criminal proceedings
against the 38-year-old from Darmstadt
on
suspicion of negligent homicide
and a
traffic accident
.
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The accident vehicle in Sachsenhausen caught two passers-by who did not survive the collision.
© Theodor Popp / dpa
Fatal accident in Frankfurt: two people die - police are investigating
Update from Sunday, February 14th, 2021, 7.23 a.m.:
After the
accident
in
Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen
, in which two people lost their lives, the police are determining whether the
driver was
traveling at increased speed.
The authorities consider this to be at least likely at the moment, reports the "FAZ".
So far, however, there is no information about the exact course of events.
+++ 9.30 p.m.:
After the serious
accident in Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen
with two dead, the police are investigating because of negligent homicide.
Blood was routinely drawn from the driver, who comes from the Darmstadt area, which is now being examined for alcohol and drugs.
Experts were busy investigating the scene of the accident into the evening.
The investigation continues.
Fatal accident in Frankfurt: two people die
Two men from
Frankfurt were
killed in
the
accident
after they were hit by a car driver.
Where exactly the pedestrians were is still unclear, said the police spokesman when asked.
There are contradicting information.
The driver was able to free himself from the car lying on the roof and then moved away from the scene of the accident.
However, police said he did not get very far due to his injuries.
It has not yet been clarified whether it was an attempt to escape or a reaction in shock.
The police continue to assume an accident, there is no evidence of intent.
Frankfurt: car hits passers-by - two people die
+++ 6:04 p.m.:
The two passers-by who were
hit
by a car in
Frankfurt
succumbed to their serious injuries in the hospital.
The Hessischer Rundfunk reports, citing the police.
Accordingly, the fatally injured were two 31 and 40 year old men.
The 38-year-old driver of the accident car was seriously injured.
Update from Saturday, February 13th, 2021, 5:23 p.m.:
After a car in
Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen hit
two people and seriously injured them, the scene of the accident in the area of the intersection of Mörfelder Landstrasse / Oppenheimer Landstrasse is still largely closed.
According to the police, the closure will still take some time, as experts on site are still dealing with the course of the accident.
Accident in Frankfurt: cars hit passers-by
As before, the police saw no evidence that the car driver
deliberately captured
the people in
Frankfurt
: "Everything points to an accident," said a spokesman.
According to initial findings, the car went off the road.
It landed on the roof.
The two passers-by and the driver, all three seriously injured, were taken to nearby hospitals.
After the accident, a large number of heavily armed police, fire brigade and rescue workers were on site, fire and rescue station 4 is not far from the scene of the accident.
Initially, a larger number of injured people was accepted.
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A large number of rescue workers and police were on site in Frankfurt after the accident.
© 5vision.media
Cars hit people in Frankfurt: three seriously injured
First report from Saturday, February 13th, 2021, 4:32 p.m .:
In
Frankfurt
on Saturday (
February 13th, 2021
) around 2:30 p.m., a car captured several people.
In the
Sachsenhausen
district
in the area of the Mörfelder Landstrasse / Oppenheimer Landstrasse intersection, two people and the driver were seriously injured, the police say.
It is currently assumed that there was an accident in which the driver strayed from the lane for reasons that are still unclear.
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