A driver who hit and killed a pedestrian who fell down after being hit by one other car whereas jaywalking was harmless in courtroom.
The accident occurred at round 9pm on August 27 final 12 months.
Mr. A, in his 60s, was strolling on a highway in Jongno-gu, Seoul and was hit by a automobile pushed by a driver in his 40s who was driving on a two-way highway.
On this accident, Mr. A fell down within the first row, and was hit once more by Mr. B’s automobile, which was working within the first row.
Mr A, who was taken to hospital on the time, died lower than an hour later, and the prosecution accused Mr B, saying, “He was negligent trying ahead.”
Nevertheless, the courtroom discovered him not responsible, saying, “Based mostly on the proof submitted by the prosecution, it’s tough to say that Mr. B was capable of keep away from or keep away from a scenario the place he stepped on the sufferer.
In keeping with the courtroom, because of analyzing the black packing containers of the 2 accident automobiles on the time, the time between the primary and the second accident was solely 5 seconds.
It was confirmed that Mr. A, who was floating within the air as a result of impression of the primary crash, fell to the bottom two seconds later and suffered the second crash three seconds later.
Given the circumstances on the time, the courtroom concluded that it will have been tough to keep away from the accident even when Mr B had braked all of the sudden.
It was additionally famous that the deceased, Mr A, fell inclined whereas carrying darkish garments on the time, and that 3 to 4 vehicles with their headlights on -another collection.
The courtroom ordered the motive force who was charged with Mr. B within the first accident to be sentenced to 2 years of probation and to take 40 hours of law-abiding driving lessons in August.
2024-07-22 02:57:55
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