Fatal accident: Olympic snowboard champion in court

The 36 year old On June 30, 2021, his car crashed into an oncoming car on Felbertauernstrasse near Mittersill (Pinzgau). His 70-year-old driver was killed and his 69-year-old wife was seriously injured. That's why Karl is also accused of negligent bodily harm.

The spokeswoman for the Salzburg public prosecutor's office, Elena Haslinger, confirmed a report on Friday Salzburger Nachrichten , according to which the public prosecutor had already filed a criminal complaint against the driver in January. The native of Lower Austria, who lives in East Tyrol, was on the way home from training at the time. A terrible accident According to the criminal complaint, Karl is said to have initially driven through a gallery at excessive speed in bad weather. When leaving the gallery, the accused skidded on the road, which was covered with hail, in violation of the rule of driving on sight. His Audi crossed into the oncoming lane and crashed into the oncoming Jeep of the couple from Pinzgau. According to emergency services, there was a storm in the accident area with heavy rain and hail.

A fatal traffic accident occurred in Mittersill near Salzburg in June 2021. © FF Mittersill

From the defense's perspective, Karl is not criminally guilty, as his lawyer Oscar Weiß told the court SN and the APA explained. The tragic accident could not have been prevented due to a sudden hailstorm. “He drove into the Breitlahngalerie and there was no hail on the road.” When he drove out of the gallery there was a thick layer of hail on the road. “From our perspective, the tragic accident could not have been avoided. The car was unable to maneuver when exiting the gallery,” said the defense attorney APA . Question of guilt unclear Court reports provide a basis for deciding on the innocence or guilt of the accused. In addition to a vehicle technical report, the judge responsible also commissioned a meteorological report on the weather conditions prevailing at the time of the accident.

His family stood by Karl after the accident. According to media reports, the athlete sought psychological help in order to process what he had experienced as best as possible. On the other hand, he visited the family of the victim to apologize and talk. None of the survivors blamed him for the accident. On the other hand, the family gave him support, Karl was quoted as saying.

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Fatal accident: Olympic snowboard champion in court

The Austrian snowboard Olympic champion Benjamin Karl must answer on April 29th at the Zell am See district court on charges of negligent homicide.

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