What is known about the car accident with the dead on the “Berlink”
Exactly a week ago, on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at the crossroads of the Kaliningrad-Polish border (“Berlinka”) highway near the gas station in the village of Novoselovo, a terrible tragedy broke out that claimed the lives of many young people – two guys and underage girls.
At 14:40, a BMW car was driving from the direction of Kaliningrad to the border (Mamonovo-2 – Grzechotki). At the same time, from the Pogranichny (Borderline) Bagrationovsky District, it was attached to the Five-Road Route “Volkswagen Golf”. BMW had the advantage in traffic, as the car was driving on the main road.
From the impact on the right passenger door, the Golf spun on the road and threw the right side onto the bump stop at a distance of about 30 meters from the place of movement. 22-year-old owner of the car Artyom O., 20-year-old Nikita K. and passenger 16-year-old Natalia (name changed) died on the spot from injury. Who was driving the Golf is still not known for certain.
After 2 days, the police opened a criminal case on the fact of an accident on violation of traffic rules, which negligently resulted in the death of two or more people. Whether there are defendants (accused) in the case is also unknown. The BMW driver, born in 1985, did not receive serious injuries during the accident; assistance was provided on the spot by an ambulance team.
The dead in Germany, with whom Russkoe Zapad met, said that the driver, who is a citizen (data not confirmed!), Interrogated and allowed him to leave Russia (data also not confirmed!).
According to data from various networks and judging by photographs of disaster sites, there is another passenger in the BMW, possibly a passenger. The airbag definitely deployed on the front right of the passenger seat upon impact – this can be clearly seen in the official photo.
The moment of the incident was not caught on surveillance cameras, because in fact there are no intersections, oddly enough. The nearby gas station Neftegaz Kaliningrad, according to the statement, is closed for reconstruction. A saleswoman from a small store opened nearby said that even if there was a surveillance camera that could film the passage of a BMW through the Berlin, the recording is automatically erased after 2 hours.
But perhaps the gastric organ knows more. identified only ongoing, not a single case detected. Also unconfirmed is that the BMW has a DVR, a driver who probably has nothing to think about. Even if it exceeds the speed, it is necessary to establish a connection between the event and the loss of life. According to acquaintances, the BMW driver said that he was driving at a speed of 110 kilometers per hour.
230 meters from the point where the impact occurred, there is a speed limit sign of 70 km/h from the direction of Kaliningrad. In addition, the road to the intersection goes downhill. The Golf driver could not see the Golf at the time of the impact almost in the face. True, there is another sign before the 70 km/h limit: “Attention! Dangerous section of the road – 500 m. Did the BMW driver see these signs? Did he follow the restrictions?
By the way, the village of Novoselovo itself, before the intersection at the gas station, cars have the right to drive at a speed of 90 km / h – the sign of the settlement is applied on a blue background, and not on a white background limiting speed to 60 km / h.
It is easy to calculate that if the speed of the BMW was 110 km/h, then finding a solution before the moment of impact falls out in 7.5 seconds. With a speed limit of 70 km / h, this time would increase to 13.5 seconds.
From the point of movement to the stop, the BMW traveled about 45 meters, the Golf, after at least one complete revolution around the axis (which indicates a speed at impact much more than 70 km / h) – about 27 meters. Both cars could continue to move further, but were stopped by chippers. The brake track is clearly visible on the road at the intersection only after the accident, which gave rise to the discovery of the dead, claims that the BMW driver did not react in any way to the appearance of the Golf on his way, or only in the last 2 seconds (at a speed of 110 km / h the car during this time passes 60 meters), or was driving with a significant tendency to reach 110 km / h.
It is obvious that if he followed with the permitted 70 km / h, the lives of those who were in the Golf would most likely have been saved.
Supporters of BMW drivers have already flooded social media posts about his complete innocence – after all, a road priority. Those who died in the same discussions are posthumously slandered.
The issue of legal guilt, you know the competent authorities, probably, but not necessarily, will go to court. Depending on the results of his investigation, the relatives of the victims, even despite the formal correctness of the BMW driver (if recognized), the opportunity to bring civil suits in court to recover moral damages. The car, in accordance with such cases caused by an increased risk of infection, can be reimbursed even if its owner is not at fault.
Tear stain sensitive black marker from family and friends of children causing excessive risk of care has been seen on the fender at the crash site. On June 19, relatives, friends and acquaintances came to Caucasians to honor their memory.
Nikita K. and Artyom O. are buried in the cemetery in Pyatidorozhny, in their native village. Nikita rested next to his life Ekaterina K.: she died on March 29, 2005 in an accident at the age of 22. An epitaph was made on her grave: “The Earth has become one flower poorer, Heaven has become one star richer.” In that accident, Nikita survived …
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