Trial/Court Defendant in Basel nitrous oxide trial regrets his behavior
The defendant in the trial for a fatal car accident after consuming nitrous oxide testified before the criminal court in Muttenz BL on Wednesday. "It's hard to live with blood on your hands - I feel very morally guilty," he said during questioning.
19.03.2025, 09:25
SDA
The 21-year-old Swiss man said that he had been in a very bad way since the accident in November 2021. He had consumed a lot of alcohol, drugs and medication since then. He had tried to suppress what had happened. After an overdose of medication in January, he finally tried to get his life back on track.
The public prosecutor's office has charged him with intentional homicide, among other things. In the accident in question, he was driving on the A2 highway with four colleagues and consumed nitrous oxide at the wheel, according to the indictment. He lost control of the car.
In a collision with a retaining wall near Arisdorf BL, one of his passengers was killed immediately and the other three were injured. The three survivors were also present at the trial as private plaintiffs.
