Fatal negligence

Crossing yellow light costs Asian driver six months in jail after pedestrian’s death

TDT | Manama

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The High Criminal Court sentenced an Asian man to six months in jail and fined him BD100 after finding him guilty of causing a fatal traffic accident that claimed the life of a pedestrian.

The accident occurred when the defendant’s vehicle struck the victim as he was crossing the road, due to the driver’s negligence and failure to pay attention while running a yellow traffic light.

According to the case details, the victim was attempting to cross the road and had already passed two lanes when he was hit by a pickup truck driven by the defendant.

The impact caused severe injuries that led to the victim’s death at the scene.

Investigations revealed that the accident was the result of the defendant’s lack of caution and disregard for traffic rules, as he failed to exercise due care while driving and ran the yellow light, endangering pedestrians and causing damage to public property.

The Public Prosecution charged the defendant with causing the death of the victim by negligence, driving without due care and attention, and violating traffic safety regulations.