A year ago, seven people died on the A 94 in Upper Bavaria because a suspected smuggler tried to evade police checks. Dramatic scenes of the chase are played out in the murder trial.
The cars race through the darkness, the blue lights from the roof flash across the dashboard, the red taillights of overtaken cars wipe past, as do the blue signs for the Mühldorf-West motorway exit. The federal police officer keeps the control center updated via radio, with an audio track accompanying the video from the patrol car. “180 km/h,” she shares. The dark van, which is driving a little further ahead, doesn’t take the exit. It takes him less than four minutes to cover the ten kilometers to the next one, Ampfing. Then suddenly brake lights, the voice of the other police officer. “Accident, accident, vehicle crashed!”. The policewoman again: “Vehicle has been in an accident, we’ll be back shortly with information.” Finally, very quietly, just a short word, almost whispered. “Shit”.