▁ ▁Sch n au fer ▁never ▁reg ained ▁conscious ness ▁and ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁his ▁inj uries ▁at ▁the ▁hospital ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁The ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁accident ▁concluded ▁that ▁though ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁vehicles ▁was ▁severe , ▁it ▁seemed ▁unlikely ▁that ▁the ▁collision ▁itself ▁was ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁his ▁inj uries . ▁It ▁was ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁tr uck ' s ▁cargo ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁empty ▁gas ▁cyl ind ers , ▁which ▁were ▁thrown ▁off ▁by ▁the ▁collision , ▁had ▁struck ▁Sch n au fer ▁on ▁the ▁head . ▁Sub sequently , ▁the ▁tr uck ▁driver ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁m ans la ugh ter ▁and ▁bre ach ▁of ▁traffic ▁reg ulations ▁before ▁a ▁court ▁at ▁J au ge , ▁C est as . ▁The ▁hearing ▁began ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁concluded ▁with ▁his ▁conv iction ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁G asc ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁not ▁yield ing ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁way , ▁and ▁his ▁speed ▁was ▁considered ▁too ▁high . ▁It ▁was ▁ruled ▁that ▁as ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁not ▁obser ving ▁the ▁law , ▁he ▁invol unt arily ▁caused ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Sch n au fer . ▁ ▁Sch n au fer ' s ▁Mess ersch mitt ▁B f ▁ 1 1 0 ▁G - 4 / U ▁ 8 ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁England ▁after ▁the ▁war