Berlin: suspected Kudamm speeder in custody

Sedan. In the case of the so-called Kudamm razor, there was an arrest on Friday morning. This was confirmed by the Berliner Morgenpost prosecutor. The arrest was made by the police at the address of the suspect’s home in Grunewald. As the attorney general announced on Twitter, it is a 29-year-old young man. He is charged with participating in a prohibited motor vehicle race, dangerous interference with road traffic, and dangerous bodily injury. Now he is arrested. The investigation continues.

In the accident on August 31, 2020, a mother (45) and her daughter (17) were seriously injured in a small car. Her vehicle was hit by a BMW at Schaubühne at Lehniner Platz and rolled over. According to the police and the prosecution, the 29-year-old should have crossed the Kudamm at more than 100 km / h.

Auto parts flew through the air on impact, striking bystanders. Two of them were slightly injured. The impact was so severe that the left front of the BMW split open and deformed, the car was thrown sideways and collided with three other cars. A total of eight vehicles were damaged.

The BMW was a rental car, the driver escaped from the crash site on foot. There are testimonies that the cause of the accident had a race with two other vehicles.

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According to information from the Berliner Morgenpost, it was clear who had rented the car within hours of the accident. However, the man is said to have declared that he was not in Berlin at the time in question. So the problem for investigators was proving to the tenant that he, too, was the driver. Apparently a clue was the suspect’s connection details, suggesting that he was in Berlin after all. Another clue is said to have been the evaluation of the DNA traces, which took several days. According to information from the Berliner Morgenpost, the suspect is said to have a non-German citizenship, so there was a risk of flight.

The 45-year-old injured in the accident is still in a coma with very serious injuries. Family members informed the Berliner Morgenpost that it was unclear whether they would be able to walk again. Her daughter (17) still goes to school and has since left the hospital. She is still dependent on crutches.

The mayor of the district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Reinhard Naumann (SPD), thanked the police in a message “for this important success of the investigation”. Naumann continues: “Like many citizens, I also found the criminal course of the events of August 31, due to what is believed to be an illegal, terrifying car race. It is important to me that our thoughts are with the two unsuspecting victims at this very moment. Fortunately, my daughter as a passenger has already been able to leave the hospital. I knew it with great relief. Her mother, as the driver of the small car, is still dependent on medical medicine due to her most serious injuries. your daughter, they are the best. Receive good wishes. “

To update: The prosecution on Twitter said that the SEK had made the arrest, the police did not want to confirm this when asked.