Man in his 30s charged with causing death by dangerous driving on highway 4 near Gjøvik
A man in his 30s is charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a man in his 20s died on highway 4 on the night of Saturday. The accused is continuing to be questioned on Sunday, according to police prosecutor Julie Dalsveen.
Charged with causing death by dangerous driving to be questioned Sunday – police warn of evidence tampering
A man in his 30s from the Mjøs area is charged with causing death by dangerous driving, after a man in his 20s with local connections was hit and killed on highway 4 between Gjøvik and Mjøsbrua on the night of Saturday. This is reported by gd.no.
On Saturday afternoon, the accused man appeared at Hamar police station with his lawyer and turned himself in voluntarily. He was arrested, and police seized a car at the same time.
– The investigation into the collision on Rv4 on Saturday is proceeding at full strength. The accused is continuing to be questioned on Sunday, and the questioning is not yet completed. The accused has not yet indicated whether he admits guilt, according to police prosecutor Julie Dalsveen in a statement on Sunday afternoon.
The police are carrying out several witness interviews and other investigative tasks in the course of Sunday.
– There is a risk of evidence tampering as matters stand. This means we cannot go into detail about the work that is taking place. We ask for your understanding of this, says the police prosecutor.
The question of whether to remand the accused in custody is expected to be decided on Monday.
The police continue to urge anyone with information in the case to contact them on telephone 02800.
Source: Google News DK — Crime (da)