Driver prosecuted for killing three people while drunk
Truong Van Nhat, 27 years old, was prosecuted by the police for violating road traffic regulations causing especially serious consequences.
On January 8, the Ngu Hanh Son District Police Investigation Agency decided to prosecute the case and prosecute the driver Nhat (from Quang Nam), three weeks after the accident that killed three people.
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| Driver Truong Van Nhat at the time of detention, evening of December 16, 2022. Photo:Police provided |
Police said that Truong Van Nhat drove a pickup truck and caused the accident when he wasalcohol concentrationexceeds the permissible level (1.288 milligrams per liter of breath).
At around 5:20 p.m. on December 16, Nhat drove a Ford Ranger Raptor pickup truck modified by Hamer at high speed on Quang Nam Street, heading towards Mai Dang Chon Street (Hoa Quy urban area, Ngu Hanh Son district). When approaching the Dong Khoa bridge, Nhat's car crashed from behind into two motorbikes driven by Nguyen Tan Khoa, 48, carrying Le Thi Thanh Nga, 44, and Vo Thi Hong Suong, 25.
The pickup truck did not stop after the "grenade-like" explosion, but instead dragged all three people and two motorbikes under it. On a distance of nearly 100 meters, Nhat swerved twice, causing the three victims to be thrown from under the truck, dying on the spot.
The driver continued to drive away but was stopped by many passersby who witnessed the incident and handed him over to the police. When he got out of the car, Nhat insulted the police and was handcuffed.
According to Article 260 of the Penal Code 2015, amended and supplemented in 2017 on the crime ofViolation of regulations on road traffic control, the offender who causes the death of 3 or more people will be imprisoned from 7 to 15 years.
Nhat has a criminal record.Intentional injurywith a 6-month prison sentence, just completed in September 2021.
