Spectrum: After his traffic accident in May 2014, the charges against Jan Ullrich are still dragging on. After the district court in Weinfelden did not approve the shortened verdict in July, new reports requested by the public prosecutor show that the 42-year-old was not traveling as fast as originally thought. Another allegation was also cleared.
It was a Monday in 2014 in the Swiss canton of Thurgau when Jan Ullrich drove into a car standing at an intersection and rammed another car at excessive speed and with a blood alcohol content of 1,4 per mille. In addition to significant property damage, one person involved suffered minor injuries. While Ullrich had reached an out-of-court settlement with the injured persons shortly after the accident, the Swiss public prosecutor's office is still dragging on to this day. In addition to a high fine, this also demanded a prison sentence of 18 months. After agreeing to a suspended sentence and a fine of 10.000 Swiss francs in a shortened hearing, the responsible district court in Weinfelden rejected this judgment and initiated further investigations into the case.
[blog style=”def” cols=”2″ display=”specific” specific=”31644″ posts_per_page=”0″ offset=”0″ pagination=”no” ad_id=”0″ ad_count=”3″ ad_repeat=”yes”]There were still question marks behind the real speed at which Ullrich was traveling and also the possible effects of painkillers taken. As announced today, the results of the two investigations clear the accused. The technical analysis of the accident shows that Ullrich was traveling at 132 km/h when the accident happened. The public prosecutor originally assumed 142km/h, which corresponds to a so-called speeding offense in Switzerland. Anyone who exceeds the speed limit there by more than 60 km/h and causes an accident must expect a prison sentence of at least one year. The speed limit at the scene of the accident is 80 km/h - at least that's the end of the prison issue for Jan Ullrich.
A medical report also invalidated the suspicion that painkillers taken would have impaired Ullrich's ability to drive. According to these results, the public prosecutor's office reduced the original demands to a short suspended sentence and a fine. Jan Ullrich, however, announced that he still very much regrets what happened, but now finally wants to draw a line.