Frankfurt e-scooter crash: Trial starts for man accused of fatal injuries

A trial is underway in Frankfurt's regional court for a 24-year-old man accused of a fatal hit-and-run involving e-scooters. The prosecution alleges that on a summer night in July 2025, the defendant, driving his father's car at 75 km/h in a 50 km/h zone while under the influence of nitrous oxide, struck a group of e-scooter riders.

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a human catastrophe

According to the indictment, the defendant first hit an e-scooter carrying two 23-year-old twin brothers. Both were thrown from the scooter and onto the road; one died at the scene, the other died hours later in the hospital. The defendant then allegedly struck a second e-scooter, dragging the 27-year-old rider and his scooter under his car for about 70 meters before the rider fell onto tram tracks. The defendant then fled the scene, hiding the damaged car and removing its license plates.

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a normal young man, who now sits in prison

He returned to the accident site about two hours later after speaking with his father and surrendered to the police. He was taken into custody nine days later. Prosecutors have charged him with attempted murder for the 27-year-old victim, citing his actions after the initial collision, and negligent homicide for the twin brothers. The defense attorney called the incident a "human catastrophe" for the victims and their families, as well as for her client, describing him as a "normal young man" who was not in control of his senses but in a "psychological state of emergency."

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not in control of his senses, but in a psychological state of emergency