The accident occurred on the afternoon of New Year's Eve 2020. The accused man and a man of the same age rode the scooter that overturned.
Witness information states that the scooter was traveling at high speed and that it was the accused man who was driving.
In the accident, the passenger was thrown by the scooter.
The passenger was missing a helmet.
Both the accused man and the passenger were drunk at the time of the accident.
The passenger sustained severe head injuries and was hospitalized for several weeks for his injuries.
He was also operated on later.
The accused man is charged with aggravated drunk driving, causing bodily injury and negligence in traffic.
He denies any wrongdoing and claims he did not drive the scooter.