A family of three died on the A1. This is the punishment the prosecutor wants for Sebastian M.

The prosecutor's office asked the court to find Sebastian M. guilty of the crime he was charged with. He wants eight years of imprisonment for him, as well as, among other things, limiting the possibility of applying for early release after serving three-quarters of the sentence, imposing a ban on driving any motor vehicles for a period of 15 years. The prosecutor also demands PLN 2.2 million in compensation for the victims' families. The penalty of eight years' imprisonment is the highest possible sentence resulting from the legal qualification indicated in the indictment.

Proc. Aleksander Duda from the District Prosecutor's Office in Katowice drew attention to the reckless and very fast driving of the BMW driven by Sebastian M. As he said, in this way he rejected the rules of road safety as well as the rules of responsibility for his actions.

The Kia, which was driven by a family of three, burst into flames

The accident occurred on September 16, 2023 in the evening on the A1 motorway near Piotrków Trybunalski. Near the village of Sierosław, on the road towards Katowice, the BMW collided with a Kia, which hit energy-absorbing barriers and burst into flames. Three people died on the spot - a married couple and their five-year-old son.

BMW driver Sebastian M. fled Poland after the accident. It was brought to the country in May last year - from the United Arab Emirates. He has been in custody since then.

At least 315 km/h on the BMW odometer

The trial has been going on for a year. In total, nearly 30 volumes of files were collected in the case. During the trial, the court heard, among others: witnesses of the accident, policemen and firefighters working at the scene, BMW passengers, owners of the company that improved the performance of the accused's car and Sebastian M.'s former employee.

On the last day of the trial, experts from the accident reconstruction team presented an extensive supplementary opinion to the court. They stated that the defendant's BMW was traveling at a speed of 315 to 329 km/h. The Kia was traveling with cruise control on at a speed of approximately 140 km/h.

The team of experts clearly established that before the collision, the driver of the Kia did not change the driving path and was constantly driving in the middle lane. This means that the BMW hit the Kia and not - as the defendant's defense claimed - the car suddenly cut into Sebastian M's path.

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