The case in summary: A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison after a fatal accident in which 15-year-old Antoni Tomaszewski from Stavern died. The driver, who did not have a valid driving licence, drove at speeds of up to 250 kilometers per hour and refused to stop for the police, a witness explained in court. He has decided to appeal the sentencing, but has agreed to pay compensation to the deceased’s parents. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. A total of four people were involved in the accident. 15-year-old Antoni Tomaszewski from Stavern lost his life when the car ran off the road and ended up on the roof. The police had tried to stop the car several times before the accident. VG mentioned the verdict first. Drove up to 250 km/h The driver, who did not have a valid driver’s license, did not want to stop because he would soon get his license back, explained a passenger who testified in court. The speed must have been up to 250 kilometers per hour, according to the passenger. The court believes that there are no mitigating circumstances of importance in the case. The 29-year-old, who has also been disqualified from driving forever, was charged with negligent vehicular manslaughter, for causing injuries to the passengers, speeding, driving without a valid driver’s license and for being in possession of 0.2 grams of cocaine, which was found in the car. The man has been found guilty of all charges, except drug possession. Appealing parts of the sentence – He is happy to be acquitted of the drug charge. Otherwise, he has pleaded guilty to the rest, says the 29-year-old’s defender, lawyer Audun Helgheim. The driver has already decided to appeal the sentencing. Lawyer Audun Helgheim defends the 29-year-old driver. Photo: Nadir Alam / news – He has always known that he is going to prison and he is ready to take his sentence, but we think the sentence is too long, says Helgheim. The defender believes that the sentencing should be tested in the Court of Appeal, partly because there is little case law in the area. Must pay compensation The 29-year-old has decided to agree to pay restitution compensation to Antoni’s parents. The mother has been awarded NOK 344,000, while the father is said to have received just over NOK 227,000. – The bereaved have been awarded restitution compensation above the norm, which shows that the court has taken into account the special circumstances that apply in this case. However, no amount of restitution will be in a reasonable relationship to the irreplaceable loss they have suffered by losing their 15-year-old son, says public assistance lawyer Victoria Westrum. She says the legal process has been very demanding for those left behind, but that it is important that the perpetrator is held accountable. – However, the defendant’s appeal against the sentencing means that the legal process is not over, which the survivors find difficult. In line with the police’s claim, the driver has also been ordered to pay the one passenger NOK 20,000. He will not accept that. The female passenger had herself been the driver for the 29-year-old, says the defender. – She therefore knew that she was dating a man who did not have a valid driver’s licence, says Helgheim. Apart from the acquittal for drug possession, the sentence is in line with the police’s view. – The prosecution is satisfied that the court shares our assessment of where the punishment should lie, says police attorney Tone Bysting. She believes the verdict may have an impact on future cases. – There are not that many judgments that focus on this particular fact where the driving has been at a high speed for a long time, and it ends with a fatal outcome, says Bysting. Published 12.11.2024, at 11.41 Updated 12.11.2024, at 14.12
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