He was driving too fast, without a license, he had alcohol and ice in his blood and on March 14, 2021 he ran over Mahealani who was crossing the road, in Taiarapu-est. The 23-year-old victim died instantly. Friday, May 14, the criminal court sentenced him to 4 years in prison.
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Mahealani was 23 when she died. In January, full of hope and with her head full of plans, she told her family that this year of the buffalo was hers and that she was getting married. But it is a disastrous fate that awaits him. In her oral argument, her lawyer indicated that ultimately, ” the only white dress she will have worn is her shroud “.
Together with his companion, Moise, Mahealani had started his business of laying hens and produced organic eggs. The couple had been together for 10 years, worked seven days a week, and had also started planting cocoa trees. Today, Moses who lives a waking nightmare no longer wants to continue without her and has joined the army. To the magistrates of the criminal court, he explains in anger ” i don’t want money, i’m not here for that, nothing is gonna bring me back my girl “. He wants the accused to assume his responsibilities and be punished.
At the time of the accident, on March 14, 2021, two months to the day before the trial, the driver of the pickup was drunk, had ice in his blood and was driving at high speed on the roads of Taiarapu. is. He left the beach where he was with his wife, to get some ice cream. He had drunk four beers before getting behind the wheel. The thirty-something has been trying since 2009 to pass his driving license, but all his attempts have failed. After knocking down Mahealani, he fled. An act that the victim’s family does not understand. According to master Solenne Rebeyrol, lawyer for Mahealani’s father, ” he didn’t even slow down to find out where the victim was, […] it was thrown several hundred meters, there was an impact on the windshield, I don’t even know how he saw the road “.
Maître Solenne Rebeyrol “He did not even slow down to find out where the victim was”
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At the bar of the criminal court, the defendant explained that he had not seen Mahealani crossing the road despite the alert of his passenger. Everything happened in ” a split second “. He saw ” a shadow “, too late to avoid it. Why did he run away?” Because I was scared I could have been beaten up “, he says. After having fled and dropped off his passenger, he returned to the scene of the accident and preferred to turn around to go home. An hour later, he called the gendarmerie to get denounce. ” Yes I made a mistake, but everyone makes mistakes “, the defendant awkwardly defended himself.” Except this error was fatal “, reminded him the president of the criminal court.
He was sentenced to 5 years in prison, one year of which was suspended for 2 years. He will have to treat his addiction to narcotics, compensate the victims and pass his license. He was kept in detention.
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