After two young women, uninvolved in a suspected illegal high-speed racing event in Ludwigsburg, lost their lives on Thursday, the federal government currently sees the law enforcement agencies as adequately equipped to handle such cases.
“There is already a criminal offense for the organization of or participation in prohibited car racing” a spokesperson for the Ministry of Transport said in response to a request from the German News Agency on Friday. The Ministry of Justice, meanwhile, referred to the next government, stating, “In general, it is the case that the future federal government will decide on further criminal law amendments in the future.” However, the spokesperson added, “But at the moment, this is not planned by the Ministry of Justice.”
The police believe that two racers, driving their two black Mercedes S-Class cars near a highway on-ramp in Ludwigsburg, had been racing against each other and collided with a Ford Focus carrying two young women, 22 and 23 years old, who later succumbed to their injuries.
One of the two suspected accident perpetrators, described by the police in a statement as a “32-year-old Turkish national” was arrested with minor injuries, while the other was initially at large. His vehicle was found near the site of the accident and towed away, the police said.