Overview
- The Cologne Regional Court convicted both men and imposed prison terms of five years and four years six months.
- Judges found they staged an illegal race on the A555 in December 2023 using an Audi and a Mercedes at speeds above 210 km/h.
- Their cars hit a VW Polo, killing a mother and her daughter at the scene.
- In court the defendants gave conflicting accounts and tried to shift blame, but the judge said they were racing to see who was fastest.
- 1. FC Köln suspended the pair right after the crash, and the long-running case has weighed on the club's youth program and the city, with no public word yet on appeals.