An 18-year-old sentenced to five years in prison for fatal accident involving BabySam.

A 18-year-old man has been sentenced to five years in prison for a fatal accident involving a 65-year-old man at BabySam in Valby last August.

The verdict was delivered by a unanimous single-judge court at Frederiksberg District Court on Wednesday afternoon.

The 18-year-old was found guilty of negligent manslaughter under aggravating circumstances.

In the indictment, it was stated that the man, who was 17 at the time of the accident, was under the influence of nitrous oxide when the incident occurred.

However, the court finds that the prosecution has not provided sufficient evidence that the young man was under the influence of nitrous oxide at the time of the accident.

The court has established that the 18-year-old was driving at a significantly higher speed than allowed.

"We do not find that you were under the influence of nitrous oxide, but we do find that you are guilty of negligent manslaughter under aggravating circumstances," says the presiding judge while explaining the verdict.

When the accident occurred on August 19 around 6:20 PM, the 65-year-old was in the process of loading a newly purchased stroller into his son’s Tesla in front of BabySam on Roskildevej. He had just bought the stroller for his son and his pregnant wife.

The man was struck by a Porsche driven by the then 17-year-old boy.

The 18-year-old has chosen to appeal the verdict on the spot. He seeks to be acquitted of what he does not admit, or alternatively to receive a lighter sentence.

On the first day of the trial, Tuesday, he admitted that it was him who struck the 65-year-old and caused his death. However, he denies that the incident occurred under aggravating circumstances, meaning he denies both being under the influence of nitrous oxide and driving too fast at the time of the accident.

All seats in Courtroom 002 at Frederiksberg District Court were occupied before the verdict was delivered on Wednesday afternoon. Both relatives of the defendant and the 65-year-old who lost his life in the accident were present.

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