{"id":17298,"date":"2026-07-29T15:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/co-defendant-in-lukasz-zak-trial-surrenders-to-custody-as-police-hunt-for-second-man\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T15:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:07:34","slug":"co-defendant-in-lukasz-zak-trial-surrenders-to-custody-as-police-hunt-for-second-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/co-defendant-in-lukasz-zak-trial-surrenders-to-custody-as-police-hunt-for-second-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-defendant in \u0141ukasz \u017bak trial surrenders to custody as police hunt for second man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the sentencing of fatal crash driver \u0141ukasz \u017bak to 20 years in prison, two co-defendants have turned themselves in while Warsaw police search for a third fugitive.  <\/p>\n<h4>Sentencing of \u0141ukasz \u017bak and Co-defendants<\/h4>\n<p>A downtown district court sentenced fatal Trasa \u0141azienkowska crash perpetrator \u0141ukasz \u017bak to 20 years in prison a week and a half ago, with eligibility for parole after 15 years, alongside a lifetime driving ban.<\/p>\n<p>Co-defendants in the \u017bak trial were convicted of helping the driver evade criminal responsibility, receiving prison sentences ranging from 5 to 2 years for aiding his escape, destroying evidence, and failing to render assistance.<\/p>\n<h4>Surrender and Manhunt for Fugitives<\/h4>\n<p>Two co-defendants in the \u0141ukasz \u017bak trial have surrendered to custody, while capital police search for a third man, Miko\u0142aj N., who stopped reporting to the police station.<\/p>\n<p>Kacper K. surrendered earlier in the week and was detained, followed by Damian J. on Tuesday, July 28, while police continue their search for Miko\u0142aj N.<\/p>\n<h4>Details of Convictions and Non-Final Judgments<\/h4>\n<p>Car rental owner Kacper K., accused of drunk driving, obstruction of justice, and failure to help victims, received a 5-year prison sentence and a 6-year driving ban, while Miko\u0142aj O. and Damian J. received 4-year sentences, with all judgments remaining non-final.<\/p>\n<p>Jakub Che\u0142mi\u0144ski reported on Wyborcza.pl that \u0141ukasz \u017b. faces new wholesale drug charges in addition to the Trasa \u0141azienkowska proceedings.<\/p>\n<h4>Crash Circumstances and Investigation<\/h4>\n<p>The crash occurred on September 15, 2024, on the Trasa \u0141azienkowska in Warsaw, resulting in the death of a 37-year-old male passenger after a Volkswagen and Ford collided.<\/p>\n<p>Injured parties included the victim&#8217;s 37-year-old wife and their children aged four and eight, as well as Volkswagen passenger Paulina K., while \u017bak fled with the help of acquaintances before being arrested in L\u00fcbeck, Germany under an arrest warrant, with expert opinions showing he was drunk, using a phone, and driving at 226 km\/h in an 80 km\/h zone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the sentencing of fatal crash driver \u0141ukasz \u017bak to 20 years in prison, two co-defendants have turned themselves in while Warsaw police search for a third fugitive. Sentencing of \u0141ukasz \u017bak and Co-defendants A downtown district court sentenced fatal Trasa \u0141azienkowska crash perpetrator \u0141ukasz \u017bak to 20 years in prison a week and a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics-and-law"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17298\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}