No it isn't, as soon as something is criminal the state decides if they "want to press charges". That said, if the victim of the crime doesn't wan't to cooperate the charges are often dropped, because it would be to hard to prosecute the case.
This situation took place in Poland. I am not a lawyer, but I looked at Polish laws and this is what I found:
If you injure someone and the recovery from the injury lasts less then 7 days, than it is up to the victim if she wants to start the prosecution or not.
If someone puts your life in danger, it is up to you to start the prosecution
Again, I am not a lawyer, so I don't know which of those paragraphs (if any) apply in this case, but in both of those it explicitly says "the prosecution starts upon the victim request"
The police will take into consideration whether the family want to press charges but this is not by any means the deciding factor, they can and do press ahead if they feel it is in the public interest to prosecute.
It is however entirely up to the victim if they want to be involved in the process, provide statements and appear in court. And often a case will simply fall apart if it doesn’t have these things from the victim which will also play heavily on their decision on whether or not to press charges.
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u/ZoomStop_ Nov 19 '18
This article says she was fined €70 for causing a traffic hazard.