https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Østre Landsret high court has extended by six months the prison sentence given to a 25-year-old who piloted a jetski involved in an accident in Copenhagen Harbour last year, killing two. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180704/danish-high-court-increases-sentence-for-driver-in-fatal-jetski-accident Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:28:36 +0200 danish-high-court-increases-sentence-for-driver-in-fatal-jetski-accident Three fines have been issued to people during May and June for using jetskis in Copenhagen's harbour, where a tragic accident in May 2017 cost two American exchange students lost their lives. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180628/jetskis-fined-for-sailing-in-copenhagen-harbour-after-fatal-tragedy Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:09:45 +0200 jetskis-fined-for-sailing-in-copenhagen-harbour-after-fatal-tragedy The police prosecution authority has said a prison sentence of two years is not a harsh enough punishment for a man convicted of negligent manslaughter for an accident that cost two American students their lives. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180119/prosecution-appeals-verdict-in-danish-jetski-tragedy Fri, 19 Jan 2018 12:25:51 +0100 prosecution-appeals-verdict-in-danish-jetski-tragedy Copenhagen City Court has sentenced a 25-year-old man to two years in prison for negligent manslaughter after a jetski he was piloting crashed into a rented boat in Copenhagen harbour, killing two American students. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180104/danish-man-given-two-year-prison-sentence-for-fatal-jetski-accident Thu, 04 Jan 2018 18:09:35 +0100 danish-man-given-two-year-prison-sentence-for-fatal-jetski-accident A 25-year-old man has admitted to causing the death of two American students in a high-speed jetski accident in Copenhagen Harbour in May this year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171218/man-admits-manslaughter-charge-in-trial-over-danish-jetski-tragedy Mon, 18 Dec 2017 13:34:51 +0100 man-admits-manslaughter-charge-in-trial-over-danish-jetski-tragedy Two men have been charged by Danish police after a jetski and a speedboat were used at high speeds near a jetty at Korsør. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170830/danish-police-charge-two-men-after-high-speed-jetski-use Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:08:03 +0200 danish-police-charge-two-men-after-high-speed-jetski-use A Copenhagen judge has extended the custody period of the driver of a jetski which collided with a boat in the city’s harbour last month, costing two people their lives. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170606/copenhagen-jetski-accident-drivers-custody-extended Tue, 06 Jun 2017 19:24:38 +0200 copenhagen-jetski-accident-drivers-custody-extended Denmark’s justice minister Søren Pape Poulsen wants to bring in number plates, higher fines and confiscation as a bulwark against dangerous jetski driving. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170524/denmark-to-introduce-tougher-jetski-rules-after-tragedy Wed, 24 May 2017 12:41:35 +0200 denmark-to-introduce-tougher-jetski-rules-after-tragedy A spokesperson for Denmark’s governing Venstre (Liberal) party says that police can enforce a law against the use of jetskis in harbours, after an accident involving the high-speed water bikes claimed two lives Saturday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170510/denmark-can-enforce-jetski-ban-after-fatal-accident-mp Wed, 10 May 2017 12:58:19 +0200 denmark-can-enforce-jetski-ban-after-fatal-accident-mp A 24-year-old man has been remanded in custody until June 1st after a jetski accident Saturday in Copenhagen that left two American exchange students dead. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170508/man-remanded-after-two-killed-in-copenhagen-jetski-tragedy Mon, 08 May 2017 11:56:26 +0200 man-remanded-after-two-killed-in-copenhagen-jetski-tragedy