Man faces up to 15 years in jail after trying to commit suicide by car crash

A man who tried to commit suicide by driving his car straight at another vehicle at a speed of 100 km an hour appeared in court in Zlín on Thursday on a charge of attempted murder. Rostislav Bednařík, who is 21, caused serious injury to the driver of the other car in the crash, which took place on a motorway last July. The victim, a professional soldier, said he had managed to swerve to one side to avoid a head-on collision: he said when he saw the car coming towards him he thought the driver must have had a heart attack or fallen asleep. Mr Bednařík could face up to 15 years in prison if found guilty.