New's
Justice dismisses any external responsibility at this stage of the investigation, in the skiing accident that plunged Michael Schumacher in a coma on Dec. 29 , when his head violently hit a rock while skiing off-piste in Meribel ( Savoie) .
Michael Schumacher " deliberately chose to go" off track in an area located between a red and a blue track track , said Wednesday the prosecutor Albertville , Patrick Quincy, during a press conference.
According to the magistrate, the Formula 1 champion flying at a distance of between 3 and 6 meters from the edge of the marked practicing " a large oar " track when his skis flush a rock that has reduced to 8 meters track .
To the magistrate, the runway lighting standards " have been met ," which seems to exclude the main complaint may be made to the operator station . " The issue of " fact track " ," legal argument that would make this section a "fake off track " likely to mislead the German champion in error, be still " raised , discussed ," continued Mr. Quincy .
This notion could be decisive in a possible trial on payment of damages.
According captured by the GoPro camera he had attached to his helmet images, the sevenfold champion of Formula 1 was operating a " look quite normal on this type of terrain for experienced skiers " , linking small corners to control its rate, further explained Lieutenant Colonel Benedict Vinnemann , commander of the research section of Savoy .
The prosecutor said he did not have knowledge of filmed by a German steward 35 who told the German magazine Der Spiegel that Schumacher then skied " to a maximum speed of 20 km / h " images. Anyway , speed is "not a particularly important factor for us ," said Mr. Quincy .
No complaints at this stage
Driver behavior would indeed be considered in a case if the responsibility of the station for default markup was committed , to see if a " negligence " could clear customs operator in whole or in part .
The two minutes of film recovered from a camera mounted on the helmet of the driver, "we do not see help anyone ," said the prosecutor. Surrounding Schumacher said he had turned to help a loved one.
YAHOO NEW'S
