Jamal Musiala Driving Ban After High-Speed Crash
Jamal Musiala’s year has taken another heavy hit – this time away from the pitch.
The Bayern Munich midfielder has been banned from driving after a high‑speed crash on the A8 motorway near Salzburg, an incident that left two people injured and caused an estimated €200,000 in damage.
High-speed collision on A8
The crash occurred on April 13, 2025. Musiala, then 22, was at the wheel of an Audi RS e-tron GT, a powerful electric car capable of delivering more than 600 horsepower. His younger sister was reportedly in the passenger seat.
According to the Munich I Public Prosecutor's Office, Musiala was travelling at 194 km/h in a section of motorway limited to 120 km/h. During an overtaking move, the situation spiralled.
“During an overtaking manoeuvre, the accused Jamal M., who was driving at excessive speed at the time, overlooked a car driving to his right, resulting in a collision,” said Florian Lindemann, spokesperson for the prosecutor's office.
The other vehicle, a VW Golf, carried two occupants – a 30-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman. Both sustained minor injuries in the impact.
Musiala, described in reports as shocked by what had happened, immediately checked on the condition of the other people involved. The financial fallout from the crash has been put at around €200,000 in property damage.
Court ruling and driving ban
The investigation led to a penal order from the Munich District Court. On January 28, 2026, the court issued its decision against Musiala, now 23, for negligent endangerment of road traffic and negligent bodily injury in two cases. The order has since become legally binding.
The consequences are significant. Alongside a financial penalty, Musiala has lost his driving licence.
Lindemann clarified the length of the ban, stating that a new licence “may not be issued to Musiala before the expiry of nine months from the time the penal order became legally binding.” In practical terms, the Bayern playmaker will not be legally allowed back behind the wheel until the autumn.
The player’s representatives have confirmed the incident and the sanction, which had remained largely outside the public spotlight until now.
Another blow in a bruising spell
For one of Europe’s brightest young talents, the timing could hardly feel worse.
Musiala has already endured a brutal run on the injury front. During the 2025 campaign he suffered the most serious setback of his career at the Club World Cup, fracturing his fibula and dislocating his ankle. The damage kept him out for months and raised questions about how quickly he could rediscover his explosive best.
He fought his way back to action in January, only to suffer another scare with an ankle injury in March. Each time he has tried to build rhythm, something has cut across his momentum.
Now comes a different kind of interruption – not to his playing licence, but to his life off the pitch. For a player still only 23, with a career stretching out in front of him, this driving ban and the circumstances behind it mark a stark reminder of how quickly control can slip, on the motorway as much as in midfield.
