Acquitted Driver and the Girl Who Vanished | Amsterdam News

A German driver, 33, was acquitted of manslaughter in the 2020 death of a 14-year-old Dutch girl after hitting her while distracted by his phone’s GPS — but the court found no proof he was negligent for just two and a half seconds. He claimed he thought he hit an animal or pothole, not a person, and left the scene. The girl had run away from home and was found hours later. Police took weeks to track down the driver, and her parents, devastated, pushed for criminal charges — even walking out of court when the verdict came down. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/7bcce5d45fe15451