It was at this time that the author of the accident arrived in his car, driving at a speed much higher than the authorized limit of 50 km/h, “possibly at over 100 km/h“, according to Lieselotte Claessens, from the Antwerp public prosecutor’s office.
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He then hit the two young women. Haley died on the spot despite the rapid intervention of emergency services, while her friend was seriously injured and taken to hospital. She was conscious when she was put in the ambulance and would now be out of danger.
“They hadn’t known each other for long, but had become best friends in a short time.” Haley’s father testified.
The driver went to his mother’s house after the tragedy
The driver of the car, a 36-year-old man from Keerbergen (north of Flemish Brabant), did not stop and continued on his way. “But based on video surveillance images in the surrounding area, we were quickly able to locate the vehicle and identify its driver.“, explained police spokesperson Dirk Van der Sande.
According to information from Nieuwsblad, the driver then went to his mother’s house to change cars. Information that the prosecution has not yet confirmed. He then took the road to a bridge spanning the E314 motorway in Holsbeek, around 40 kilometers from the scene of the accident with the two young girls. It was there that he left his vehicle to jump over the bridge where he was hit by a passing vehicle.
