The case in summary • Antoni Tomaszewski (15) died in a car crash on the E18 on 11 August. The car he was a passenger in refused to stop for a police check in the Sarpsborg area half an hour before the accident.• The driver is charged with causing the accident and negligent causing death, but is still in hospital and unable to be questioned. • Antoni’s mother, Marta Tomaszewska, and the family want transparency around the 15-year-old’s death. The family hopes that what has happened can help save other young people. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. It is quiet in Marta Tomaszewska’s house in Stavern. Too quiet. The son Antoni (15) lost his life when the car he was a passenger in went off the road on the E18 outside Oslo on the evening of 11 August this year. – I spoke to him at six o’clock that evening. That was the last time I heard his voice, says the mother. LARGE MEMORIAL MARKING: A large cortege was arranged in memory of Antoni a week after the accident. Jonas Ryden/news There are several photos of Antoni on the chest of drawers in the small living room. From the southern holiday they had together to Spain last year. A children’s photo shows the son with a fishing rod. The teenager loved everything with a motor. On the same day as the accident, he sold his crosser for a good price. Uphill for a 15-year-old. – He was so happy, she remembers. Now the family is left with many questions about what happened and how it could happen. Was on his way home from a trip to Sweden According to his mother, Antoni was in Sweden that day. On the way home, they were going to a car meeting in Halden. The driver, who is in his late 20s, and a man and a woman in their late teens were the others in the car. – Why was your son in this car with people who are so much older? – Antoni had many friends of all ages. He looked up to his older brother, they shared many interests and then you make friends both your own age and older. It was not unusual for him to be with older friends, says the mother. HEAVY: Marta Tomaszewska sits with the picture of her son on her lap. – He was a considerate and helpful boy, says the mother. Photo: Nils Fridtjof Skumsvoll / news The Bureau believes it was not a car chase Around 9.30pm, half an hour before the accident, the car refused to stop for a police check in the Sarpsborg area. The Special Unit for Police Affairs is investigating the incident. In a press release from the Bureau on 25 August, it is stated that the investigation so far shows that the car was observed by several patrols who in turn lost sight of the car after short periods on wheels. The Bureau therefore believes that this is not a longer and continuous car chase. THE NIGHT OF THE ACCIDENT: The Special Unit is investigating the role of the police in the case. Photo: Daniel D. Laabak / TIPSER.NO Antoni’s mother says she does not blame the police. She believes they did the right thing when they tried to stop the car. news has tried to get clarity on how fast the car was going, but the police will not answer that now. The lawyer criticizes the police The driver is charged with having caused the accident and negligently causing death. The man’s defender, Audun Helgheim, has previously been critical of the police’s conduct in the case. He maintains the criticism, despite the Bureau’s clarifications in connection with the run-up to the accident. – They could close the tunnel, and instead of chasing, they could close the road. Even if it had affected other traffic, I think it would have been a small price to pay and a much safer way to solve the mission. According to information Helgheim has received, the people in the car must have been anxious and felt that this was an active police chase. TRAGIC: – This is first and foremost a deeply tragic accident where a young boy has died, and a young man has been seriously injured, says lawyer Audun Helgheim. Photo: Nadir Alam / news The driver has not been questioned – He is still in hospital, and in a situation which means that he cannot explain himself. I think it is problematic to carry out interrogations in the near future, says Helgheim. The family of the accused driver has been informed that news is publishing this case. – We respect that the accused is currently not in a position to allow himself to be questioned, says police attorney Tone Bysting in the Oslo police district. Time-consuming investigation The police have interviewed witnesses and the two other people who were in the car. A crime scene investigation has also been carried out, and the car has been sent for a technical examination. – This investigation will take time, says police attorney Tone Bysting in the Oslo police district. The police are also in the process of collecting videos showing parts of the drive. – The same applies to other digital tracks, says Bysting. When asked whether the accident could have been avoided if the police had not taken a stand, police attorney Tone Bysting refers to the Bureau for Police Affairs. Marit Storeng, head of prosecution investigations in the Bureau, tells news that they hope to deal with the case quickly. She has no comment beyond the press release on 25 August. Wants transparency Antoni’s mother Marta Tomaszewska says that her son said via text message that they expected to be home around 10 p.m. – That’s when they crashed, says Marta Tomaszewska. Later that evening the police came to the door with the news of death. THE MEMORY: The crosser Antoni had just sold was behind the picture of him in the church. Photo: Roald Marker / news – It is a very difficult time, and I know that it will not pass quickly. The family wants transparency around the 15-year-old’s death. – All young people should be careful, regardless of whether it’s a motorbike, car or a regular bike. And that they really also think about others, not just themselves, says the mother.
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