A good two years after a traffic accident in Berlin-Mitte with four deaths, the driver will be on trial from Wednesday (9:30 a.m.) onwards.
The public prosecutor's office accuses the 44-year-old man of negligent homicide and negligent endangerment of road traffic.
From her point of view, he shouldn't have been behind the wheel of the heavy car for health reasons.
Berlin - The case had caused outrage nationwide.
The defendant's SUV hit a traffic light on Invalidenstrasse on September 6, 2019, rolled over several times and caught people waiting on the sidewalk.
Four people died, including a three-year-old boy.
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