Police refer Turek car crash case to misdemeanor proceedings

The July car accident involving Motorist MP Filip Turek and the driver of an emergency medical vehicle in central Prague did not constitute a criminal offence, police have concluded. The case has therefore been referred to misdemeanor proceedings.

Police investigated the incident over possible negligent bodily harm and concluded that no criminal offence had been committed. Their findings indicate that both participants may have committed a traffic offence involving road safety and the smooth flow of traffic.

Turek’s car collided with the emergency vehicle on July 13 at a busy intersection near I. P. Pavlova Square. Footage from the scene shows the MP overtaking a queue in a turning lane shortly before the collision, while the emergency vehicle was using its audible warning signal as it crossed the intersection.

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) told the Czech News Agency that Turek would not return to his post as the government’s special envoy for climate policy and the Green Deal until the matter had been definitively cleared up.