Suspended sentence Cyclist kills pedestrian in the dark
A cyclist collides with a pedestrian on an unlit footpath and cycle path, who then dies in hospital. He has now been convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
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- In Kirchzarten near Freiburg, a cyclist hits and kills a pedestrian on an unlit footpath and cycle path.
- He was given a suspended sentence.
- The cyclist was riding without lights and at high speed.
The Freiburg district court has sentenced a cyclist to a suspended sentence of one year and nine months for driving a 56-year-old pedestrian to death in the dark. He was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, as a court spokesperson announced on Thursday. The crime took place in Kirchzarten in June 2023.
According to the verdict, the 23-year-old was riding his bicycle on an unlit footpath and cycle path when he collided with the pedestrian. As a result, the pedestrian was thrown to the ground. His injuries were so severe that he died in hospital. The 23-year-old had been driving without lights and at high speed.