Young man prosecuted for giving car to drinking buddy causing fatal accident

On April 10, Cam My District Police (Dong Nai) initiated a case.prosecuteagainst Chi Quang Phat (born in 1998, residing in Long Khanh City, Dong Nai Province) for the act of handing over a vehicle to a person who is not qualified to drive a vehicle on the road.

Previously, late on February 9, after Phat and Vong Canh T. (born in 1998), residing in Bao Binh commune, Cam My district, drank together at T.'s brother-in-law's house in Bao Binh commune, Cam My district, Phat gave his motorbike with license plate 60B2-717.59 to T. to drive home.

While driving on the Long Giao - Bao Binh inter-commune road in the direction of Bao Binh commune to Long Giao town, T. lost control of the steering wheel and crashed straight into the gate of a resident's house on the side of the road.

As a result, T. died at the scene, and Phat was slightly injured.

Through the police investigation, Phat handed over the car to T. to drive after consuming alcohol and beer. The test result of T.'s blood alcohol concentration was 216.93 mg/100 ml, not qualified to drive a vehicle and caused serious consequences that resulted in one death.

Phat's actions constituted the crime of "handing over a vehicle to a person who is not qualified to drive a vehicle on the road", as stipulated in the Penal Code.

Currently, Cam My District Police are consolidating the case file to handle according to legal regulations.