Łukasz Ż. was detained in a hospital in Lübeck. A hearing has already been held before a German court. – Ż. was arrested, he did not consent to accelerated extradition to Poland – noted Piotr Skiba, spokesman for the District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw. There are already six suspects in the case.
The arrest took place on the hospital grounds because, according to unofficial information, Ż had injuries indicating his involvement in a road accident.
– The condition of all injured parties in the case is improving, they are conscious and stable – said prosecutor Piotr Skiba at the beginning of the conference.
Six people in the case, more to come
– We have detained two men who were having fun with the detained Łukasz just before the accident – the prosecutor noted.
The first of the men is Kamil K., who was arrested the day before yesterday. He was charged with failing to provide assistance, as well as aiding in the concealment of a suspect, facilitating his escape.
The second is a man who runs a car rental company. He owned two cars in which the people who were partying with Łukasz Ż. were traveling.
– While driving a vehicle that was driving close to the Volkswagen car, he did not stop when he saw the road accident, and then took the suspect, the perpetrator of the crime, to that car and they went in the agreed direction, to Romaszewskiego Street, where they plotted ways to further escape from the detainee's responsibility – added the prosecutor.
Kamil K. had no previous convictions. A motion to arrest him was filed.
– We have six suspects, five people are temporarily arrested, one is outside Poland. In the case of the sixth person, proceedings are underway to apply preventive measures – said the prosecutor.
He noted that these are most likely not the last arrests and charges. Skiba added that the prosecutor's office is checking whether the drivers were under the influence of alcohol. “We know how many shots of vodka each person drank, what brand of vodka they drank, we know the size of the glasses,” he said.
The father of the family died in hospital
The accident occurred on the night from Saturday to Sunday. on the Łazienkowska Route near Torwar. The Volkswagen, which – according to the prosecutor's findings – was driven by Łukasz Ż., hit a Ford that was driving correctly in the middle lane at great speed. As a result of the accident, a 37-year-old who was driving the car with his wife and two children died. The rest of the family was taken to hospital, the woman is in serious condition.
The woman in the other car was also taken to hospital with very serious head and face injuries. Her three friends were unharmed, they were drunk. The last person in the Volkswagen was Łukasz Ż., who fled the scene of the accident. The man had multiple convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol, fraud and drugs.
Witness tampering
As reported by the prosecutor's office, three men arrested after the tragedy – Mikołaj N., Damian J. and Maciej O. – were charged with obstructing the proceedings, failing to provide assistance to the injured parties, as well as aiding and abetting. According to investigators, the suspects allegedly even chased away people who wanted to help their seriously injured friend.
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