Accident on Łazienkowska route: Łukasz Ż. does not agree with extradition

After the accident, Łukasz Ż fled the scene. He is suspected of driving the Volkswagen. The man was wanted on an arrest warrant. Yesterday, the Public Prosecutor’s Office reported that he had been detained in Lübeck, Germany.

At today’s press conference, Prosecutor Skiba said that The condition of the four victims in this case is improving. Everyone is conscious and their condition is stable.

As reported by the Skiba prosecutor, Łukasz Ż. was arrested in Lübeck on Wednesday. On Thursday, the public prosecutor’s office received information about the case. The German side expected us to provide the documentation for the European arrest warrant intended for the German side. A few hours later, these documents were sent.

On Friday morning, a hearing was held in a German court. Temporary arrest was imposed on Łukasz Ż. He was questioned and did not agree to simplified extradition to Poland.

The arrest took place on the premises of a hospital in Lübeck. As prosecutor Skiba said, unofficial information from a reliable source shows that the suspect suffered injuries resulting from a car accident.

ŁukaszŻ. he was placed in German custody. The prosecutor noted that it is difficult to say when the suspect will be handed over to the Polish side. I think it’s a matter of, if not days, at least several weeks. We’ll be able to say more when we have information about the suspect’s health condition. – said the prosecutor.

Prosecutor Skiba added that investigators are working constantly and intensively to arrest all the people involved in this case. As he added, In the last two days, two men were arrested in Warsaw. There are other people in our sights, under our gaze, who will be successively brought to justice. – Skiba announced.

He added that the most recent arrests were two men who were in the company of Łukasz Ż before the accident, and the remaining three suspects, who were arrested immediately after the incident. They drank alcohol together in one of Warsaw’s restaurants. They then drove two cars – a Volkswagen and a Cupra – towards Prague from Warsaw.

The first of those arrested was Kamil K. He was caught yesterday, today he was accused of not providing assistance to those injured in an accident, as well as of helping the suspect Łukasz Ż in hiding, making it difficult to establish his identity and, above all, facilitating his escape.

Kamil K. runs a car rental company. As reported by prosecutor Skiba, After the accident, he not only failed to provide assistance to the victims, but also removed Łukasz Ż from the scene. These men headed in the agreed direction to ul. Romaszewski in Warsaw, where they planned an escape for several hours. – described the prosecutor.

Kamil K. has no previous convictions. The court is now considering a request for temporary detention.

The second of the men arrested is Aleksander G. He also drank with the detainees in the same restaurant and after the accident with Łukasz Ż. and Kamil K. he was in the apartment on ul. Romaszewski. He stayed there for several hours. It was from this apartment that several messages were sent to the relatives of both the suspect and the woman injured in the accident. – said prosecutor Skiba. Aleksander G. was arrested the day before yesterday. He has been in prison for three months now.

As Skiba added, Łukasz Ż. he left Warsaw in a Cupra, previously driven by Kamil K.

In total, there are 6 suspects in the case. Five people are temporarily arrested – including Łukasz Ż.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office announces that these are not the last arrests and most likely will not be the last charges.

Investigators are also checking whether the men driving the Volkswagen and Cupra were under the influence of alcohol. We have detailed records of the restaurant. We know who drank how many glasses of vodka, what brand of vodka it was, how large the glasses were. – said Skiba.

He added that the Public Prosecutor’s Office suspects that the pilots participated in races. This topic will be verified at a later stage of the investigation.

Prosecutor Skiba noted that Łukasz Ż. despite his young age, he has a lot of experience in criminal matters. We are talking about a very rich archive here – he pointed out. The first incident – ​​from 2019 – involved driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Another conviction was related to failure to comply with a driving ban. The court subsequently sentenced him to a restriction of liberty and a driving ban.

The second sentence is 11 months in prison and a driving ban. This sentence was served from November 2021 to August 2022.

Further convictions for breaching the driving ban occurred when Łukasz Ż. served several prison sentences – listed the prosecutor.

In total, Łukasz Ż. he had four sentences, including one of absolute imprisonment. In December 2023, an invalid summary judgment was handed down – a sentence of restriction of liberty and a 12-year driving ban were imposed. This judgment became final in June of this year.

In addition, at that time Łukasz Ż. was arrested for possession of a significant amount of drugs, for fraud and for making criminal threats.

Shortly after the accident on Trasa Łazienkowska, the police detained three men driving a Volkswagen. All of them were drunk. A 22-year-old had a blood alcohol content of over 2 per thousand, a 27-year-old and a 28-year-old had a blood alcohol content of over 2 per thousand.

The three men arrested were charged with obstructing the process and failing to provide assistance to accident victims, as well as aiding and abetting fraud.

They were questioned on Monday and gave explanations. They did not admit to having committed the acts of which they were accused. – said prosecutor Piotr Antoni Skiba.

On Monday evening, applications for temporary arrest of Mikołaj N., Damian J. and Maciej O. were filed with the Warsaw-Śródmieście District Court.

On Tuesday, the court imposed preventive detention on three suspects.