An emergency doctor says that Alexander K. claimed immediately after the accident that he was not behind the wheel – later he referred to a memory gap. Things are now getting tight for the accused.
A new witness was eagerly awaited on Wednesday in the trial of the fatal speeding accident in which 23-year-old Benedikt Apostoli died on the Garmisch Autobahn (A95) shortly before the Starnberger Dreieck on the night of September 1, 2019. It was only later that it came out that the young man from Gauting was not behind the wheel – but his friend Alexander K.
So had the friend deliberately lied to protect himself? The other witness before the district court on Wednesday is an emergency doctor who was on duty the night of the accident and reported to the Munich district court two weeks ago after reporting on the start of the trial. As a result, judge Betina Dettenhofer interrupted the process two days later – because “new investigation approaches had arisen”. The pleadings and the planned judgment were adjourned.
Experts confirm: Only the driver could have survived the accident
With the doctor’s statements on Wednesday, things are getting tighter and tighter for the accused. The 55-year-old emergency doctor reports that Alexander K. asked in the ambulance whether he was in the Audi or Bentley. When the injured person heard that he had been in the Audi, the young man said: “Yes, I was the passenger.” A statement that was obviously a lie. Because in this accident only the driver could have survived. This was confirmed again on the third day of the trial by the accident expert and two forensic pathologists.
Accordingly, it could also have been the case that the surviving driver Alexander K. climbed out of the wreck independently and was not thrown out like the passenger. The emergency doctor called it striking that the driver had only suffered a shoulder fracture and a laceration on the forehead. “I have no explanation for the fact that one could survive in this accident.”
The joint plaintiff is the dead man’s brother
After the fatal crash in a southerly direction just before the Starnberger Dreieck, the police assumed that Gautinger Benedikt Apostoli had been behind the wheel of the 600 hp sports car. But after further investigations and two expert opinions, it came out that the friend of the 23-year-old must have lost control of the rented car at more than 300 kilometers per hour.
In the dock sits Alexander K. from Munich, who claims to not be able to remember the accident on the A95. The 26-year-old student has to answer for a prohibited car race with manslaughter. The co-plaintiff is Raphael Apostoli, the brother of the passenger who was killed. The pleadings and verdict are expected on Friday.