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It was a picture of horror, a desert of rubble in the middle of the capital: A year ago today, a Porsche SUV sped up the sidewalk of Invalidenstrasse, killing four people between the ages of three and 64.
Even today, bicycles huddle to stop delivery vans, cars race on red lights, streetcars remain undeterred, and pedestrians cross the street in chaos.
Now the way is to get a 2.35 meter wide bike path with bollards, the Senate decided this way.
The cycle path should extend for about 500 meters on both sides of the street from Gartenstrasse to Ackerstrasse. Initially, the “Tagesspiegel” reported on it. Works are scheduled to begin in October. Last year a speed limit of 30 km / h was set.
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Ragnhild Sørensen (56) from Changing Cities believes the Senate idea is a good one. But she also says, “It can’t take a year for something to happen here. Here you simply have to intervene faster and, if necessary, you must block the road first! It’s too dangerous. “
The white plastic figures with the inscription “Pedestrian” are still standing at the scene of the accident. Next to it is a wooden box in which there are bouquets of flowers and sunflowers. “Ban SUV” is written on a flat stone.
Today there will be a vigil at 12 noon. Changing Cities, FUSS eV, Verkehrsclub and ADFC demand this. In addition to the speeches, a minute of silence is foreseen.
Police and prosecutors believe the 42-year-old driver was attacked. It is said that he took medication regularly. The wrongful death investigation is about whether the driver could have foreseen his failure.
The fatal accident
On September 6, 2019, the SUV ran in the opposite lane, according to the prosecution, at 104 km / h on Invalidenstrasse and went off the road at Ackerstrasse. At the intersection, he shaved off several bollards and a traffic light pole and struck four people.
A grandmother (64) with her grandson (3) and partner Greg M. (29, from England) and Aleix R. (28, from Spain) were murdered.
The prosecution is investigating four cases of alleged homicide. But even a year after the fatal accident, the investigation is still not over. At the moment, the driver’s doctors were being asked at the time about the course of the illness and treatment before the accident, the prosecutor said Friday.
“Only then can the medical findings, witness statements and accident reports, as well as the other results of the investigation, be evaluated.”
The prosecution had already stated in the spring that the investigations were extensive and that a quick end was not expected. Expert reports are time consuming.
