Both the driver and the boy, who was on his way home from kindergarten and in the process of crossing the road with his mother, had the green light in connection with the accident.
“Due to inattention and / or misallocation of attention, he did not discover that NN and his mother were crossing Stasjonsveien in a pedestrian crossing on a green pedestrian signal. He did not comply with the duty to give way to these, and drove on both of them “, it is stated in the indictment against the driver.
DIED: A child of kindergarten age died in a traffic accident at Slemdal in Oslo. Reporter: Amanda Nordhagen Walnum. Video: Christian Wehus / Dagbladet view more
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– Very sorry
The two-year-old suffered extensive head injuries and died on the spot. The accused driver is still very much affected by the incident.
– My client is very sorry for what has happened, but does not admit criminal guilt after the indictment, says the defendant’s defender, lawyer Vegard Aaløkken, to Dagbladet.
Investigated lighting conditions
Police attorney Eric Lindset says that in the wake of the incident, a number of investigative steps have been taken. Among other things, attempts were made to obtain video material from the accident, without success.
– The lighting conditions at the site have been among the central themes in the investigation. The incident happened in the transition between day and evening. This together with lighting on site has been important to document, Lindset says.
The police attorney describes the indictment as serious. Among other things, the police have received assistance from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration’s accident group in the work. The trial is not currently scheduled.
The parents’ assistance lawyer Brit Kjelleberg has no comments on the case at this time.
There was an extensive emergency response in connection with the accident last winter. Operations Manager Sven Christian Lie summed up the incident as follows to Dagbladet at the time:
– When the police arrived at the scene, cardiopulmonary resuscitation from health had been initiated. They did their best to save the child, but life could not be saved.
The now accused driver was formally charged on the spot, and his driver’s license was confiscated.
