On the night of Sunday, a person drove onto a pavement with a van in Steinkjer. The driver hit three people. Two of them are slightly injured, but the last one, a man in his 20s, was confirmed dead on Sunday. Trøndelag police district reported the collision at 02.19. Shortly afterwards they arrested a man (30) from Steinkjer who is now charged with negligent homicide. – This is a very serious incident with a tragic outcome. The investigation is ongoing in full force. Among other things, the police have started with witness interviews and technical investigations at the scene, says prosecutor Åsta Elden in Trøndelag police district. The emergency services worked at the scene last night after three people were hit by a car. Photo: Privat / NTB Pleads guilty The accused man pleads guilty, says the man’s defender, Anne Marstrander-Berg. – He has explained himself to the questions the police have asked him. He has pleaded guilty to what he has been charged with, but does not agree to imprisonment, she tells news. Marstrander-Berg says the accused is sorry and does not remember anything that happened. – He is having a hard time. He perceived it as shocking information when he found out what he was accused of, says the defender. The accused man will be produced for remand tomorrow. news has been in contact with the assistance lawyer for the deceased’s next of kin, Tove Røddesnes. – From the next of kin there are no comments this evening, she writes in a text message. Charged with negligent homicide At 3 p.m., the police in Steinkjer held a press conference about the incident. – The police take this incident very seriously. We are currently interviewing witnesses, and we are working on technical investigations, said police prosecutor Malin Borg during the press conference. She emphasized that the investigation is still in an early phase. Police prosecutor Malin Borg and investigation manager Kjetil Mollan during the press conference on Sunday. Photo: Arne Kristian Gansmo / news The accused was initially charged with negligent driving and was suspected of driving under the influence of drugs. The charge has now been changed to negligent homicide. The police say at the same time that they are looking into whether the collision may have been an intentional act. – We have no clear evidence for that as of now, but it is a hypothesis we have with us, she added. The police base their hypothesis on interviews with people who witnessed the incident. Here, the car in question was found after the collision in the center of Steinkjer. Photo: Elfi Leinan Probably no relationship The accused man’s defender believes this was not an intentional act. – I think this was a tragic event. I don’t think this was intentional, she says to news. A man in his 20s died as a result of his injuries after the collision. The next of kin have been notified. A woman lays flowers where the man in his 20s and two others were hit on the night of Sunday. Photo: Arne Kristian Gansmo / news The deceased had recently left a pub in the center of Steinkjer when the incident occurred. – Based on what we know at the present time, there is nothing to indicate that there is any relationship between the accused and the deceased. He will undergo an autopsy, police said. Borg said during the press conference that the police are working on several hypotheses as to what led to the incident. Has been in the police spotlight in the past The police arrested the man, who is now charged with negligent homicide, shortly after the collision. According to what news is informed, the man has been in the police’s spotlight in the past, and they have routinely informed the PST about him. This was also confirmed by the police during the press conference. The accused will be questioned later today. His defender tells news that the man is in despair. – He has just now had the charge read out, and is both distraught and doesn’t know what to say, says Marstrander-Berg about his client. They talked something together before the charge was read out. Marstrander-Berg believes the man does not have a great understanding of what has happened. – He must be produced for examination by a doctor before the questioning, says the defender. The man will be produced for remand on Monday. The pavement in Kongens gate in central Steinkjer will be examined on Sunday morning. Photo: Eivind Aabakken / news National arming of the police The police are introducing national arming as a result of the incident. They write that themselves in a press release. – The motive for the action is currently unknown, and the situation appears unclear. We have therefore decided to introduce temporary national armament, until we have a clearer picture of the situation, says police director Benedicte Bjørnland. It is further stated that the police are following the situation closely. They are now collaborating with PST in their intelligence and investigative work, informs Bjørnland. Minister of Justice and Emergency Situations Emilie Enger Mehl describes the incident as tragic. – My thoughts go out to the relatives, the injured and everyone affected in the local community after the tragic incident in Steinkjer, she says to news. The car was transported away from the ditch where it drove out after the police had carried out the necessary investigations on Sunday. Photo: Lars Lilleby Macedo / NTB – No reason to feel unsafe The driver is admitted to Levanger Hospital, with guards around him. – It is because he has been arrested. The driver is very drunk, and it has not been possible to question him, the police informed. During the press conference, it was informed that blood samples were taken from the accused after the incident. – There is no reason why people should feel unsafe in Steinkjer because of this, said investigative leader Kjetil Mollan during Sunday’s press conference. Police were still working at the scene Sunday morning. Photo: Eivind Aabakken / news – Terrible Mayor of Steinkjer municipality, Anne Berit Lein, says the local population is in shock. – It is a terrible incident with a dramatic and terrible outcome. Today we are in shock in Steinkjer, she says. Lein says her thoughts go out to the relatives and others who were in Kongens gate when the collision happened. They are followed up by the municipality’s crisis team. Anne Berit Lein is mayor of Steinkjer municipality. Photo: Eivind Aabakken / news The church in Steinkjer is also open to anyone who needs a place to be or someone to talk to after the incident. – Now it is important that we as a Steinkjer community stand up and show care for each other, those who are directly affected and all the young people who had a traumatic night in Kongens gate, she says.
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A man in his 20s died after a collision in Kongens gate in Steinkjer – driver charged with negligent homicide – news Trøndelag
