Driver remanded after crash kills Ingolstadt hospital chief

A 24-year-old man has been remanded in custody on suspicion of murder and illegal street racing after a crash that killed Ingolstadt hospital chief Andreas Tiete, BR reported. Two teenage passengers were seriously injured.

The crash happened on Saturday evening on the A92 motorway near the Moosburg North junction. Police say the driver, from Landshut, was travelling at high speed in a BMW M4 when he struck another vehicle. Tiete, a 63-year-old cardiac surgeon who was in the other car, died later in hospital in Freising. The BMW driver suffered minor injuries; his passengers were girls aged 16 and 17.

The man was provisionally arrested on Wednesday at the request of the Landshut public prosecutor’s office. A judge issued an arrest warrant on suspicion of murder, intentional endangerment of road traffic and taking part in a prohibited motor race.

Investigators say initial findings suggest the driver set out to reach top speeds in the BMW and accepted the risk of endangering his passengers and other road users. Police searched the homes of the three young people in Landshut and seized several storage devices for analysis.

Police are seeking witnesses who travelled on the A92 between Landshut and Munich between 8pm and 9pm on Saturday and noticed a black BMW M4 with Landshut registration plates because of the way it was being driven. They are asked to contact Erding criminal police on 08122 968 0. Erding criminal police are leading the investigation under the direction of the Landshut public prosecutor’s office.

Tiete had led Ingolstadt Hospital since 2017 and was involved in a regional reform of medical services. The hospital said Thursday that its supervisory board had appointed Professor Tobias Bergler as medical director. Bergler had been Tiete’s deputy. Jochen Bocklet, who had shared responsibility for running the hospital with Tiete, will continue to manage its operations.