
Mikołaj N., sentenced to 4 years in prison for obstructing the investigation and failing to provide assistance, was detained in Izabelin.
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The accident occurred on September 15, 2024 on Trasa Łazienkowska in Warsaw, where a 37-year-old passenger of the Ford died.
The Warsaw police announced on Wednesday the arrest of a 24-year-old man wanted on an arrest warrant in connection with an accident on the Łazienkowski Bridge.
As RMF FM journalist Krzysztof Zasada found out, the detained person is Mikołaj N., who had previously been sentenced to 4 years in prison, among other things, for obstructing the investigation and failing to help the injured in an accident caused by Łukasz Żak on Trasa Łazienkowska. Żak was sentenced to 20 years in prison in this case.
Mikołaj N. disappeared after the verdict he received in the accident case. Even though he was under supervision, he stopped reporting to the police in July. The search for him began. At the beginning of August, the District Court for Warsaw-Śródmieście issued an arrest warrant for him.
The police officers conducting the search knew that the 24-year-old was hiding from law enforcement in order to remain free as long as possible. The services' findings allowed them to select a property in Izabelin near Warsaw where the man was supposed to be hiding.
"Knowing that the 24-year-old would want to avoid arrest at all costs by trying to escape, the officers adopted many scenarios for the planned action," emphasized the Warsaw police, adding that the operation was a success.
As explained in the police statement, "the detained 24-year-old in handcuffs was taken to the North Praga police station, and then, in accordance with the court's instructions, to the Białołęka detention center."
Tragedy on the Łazienkowska Route
The accident occurred on the evening of September 15, 2024 on Trasa Łazienkowska in Warsaw. A family of four was traveling in the Ford - a 37-year-old couple and a 4- and 8-year-old child. There was a woman behind the wheel.
At the Torwar stop, a family car collided with a Volkswagen. A 37-year-old passenger in the Ford died. His wife and children were taken to hospital. Paulina K., who was traveling in a Volkswagen, was also transported to the hospital.
Łukasz Żak was behind the wheel of the Volkswagen. According to experts, at the time of the accident he was drunk and was holding a mobile phone in his hand, which he used to record his reckless driving. It was supposed to travel at a speed of 226 km/h. The speed limit on Trasa Łazienkowska is 80 km/h.

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