On September 30, the Tashkent’s Yashnabad district criminal court issued a verdict in a case of a fatal traffic accident. According to the verdict, the man , 56, an attorney working for a private firm, was driving a BYD vehicle along Abdulla Kadiri Street at approximately 4:10 PM on May 2. While turning left onto Fargona Yuli Street, he struck a woman, 76, who was crossing the street via zebra crossing.
The woman sustained injuries and was hospitalized in the intensive care unit of Republican Clinical Hospital No. 1. Despite receiving medical attention, she died on May 9.
At the court hearing, the defendant partially pleaded guilty. He said he had picked up his son from school in the Mirabad district that day and then went to pick up his daughter from another school. He said the traffic lights were out as they approached the intersection, and a traffic police officer was directing traffic.
He said he stopped and waited for the green light, and when the officer stopped the oncoming traffic and cleared the way, he was distracted by a GM Lacetti driving too close to the officer and failed to notice the pedestrian. The defendant underscored that after the collision, he immediately got out of the car and approached the victim, while bystanders called an ambulance, which took the woman to the hospital.
An autopsy showed that the car was traveling at 30 km/h at the time of the collision, and the accident could have been avoided if the driver had slammed on the brakes in time.
The defendant stated that he had visited the hospital, provided financial assistance to cover the cost of treatment, surgery, and medication, and subsequently compensated the deceased's legal representative, her granddaughter, for financial damages. She has no claims against him. The man asked the court for a lenient sentence.
The victim's granddaughter stated that her grandmother had had a GPS tracking app on her phone. On May 2, at approximately 7:40 PM, on the app she saw her grandmother at the hospital and, upon arriving, learned that she had been hit by a car. She confirmed that she had no claims against the driver.
The court found the man guilty under Part 2 of Article 266 of the Criminal Code (Violation of traffic safety rules or vehicle operation rules resulting in death) and sentenced him to five years' imprisonment with a two-year driving ban. Applying Article 72 of the Criminal Code (Suspended sentence), the court ordered the sentence suspended with a two-year probationary period.
When sentencing, the absence of claims from the injured party, the defendant's marital status (he is the sole breadwinner in the family), and other factors were taken into account.
However, reconciliation between the parties in a case of homicide following a collision must be impossible under reasonable laws of any country, as homicide (even if committed through negligence as a result of a traffic accident) is a serious crime. Therefore, despite compensation for damages and reconciliation with the victims, the must be held accountable under the law.
