Audi driver who hit many people at Tan Son Nhat gets 3 years in prison

After paying most of the compensation and having the victims drop their complaints, the young man who hit a series of people at the airport while picking up singer Ho Ngoc Ha received a lighter sentence than the penalty frame.

On September 20, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court sentenced Nguyen Duy Tan (26 years old) to 3 years in prison for violating regulations on road traffic control. Although he was prosecuted at the highest level of 15 years, Tan was dismissed by the victims, compensated for most of the damages... so the panel of judges reduced his sentence.

The court ordered the defendant to compensate the remaining 30 million VND to Tan Son Nhat airport for damaging two billboards.

The owner of the Audi that caused the accident, Mr. Nguyen Quoc Cuong (Cuong Do La), is the civil defendant in the case. Mr. Cuong and singer Ho Ngoc Ha authorized other people to attend the court.

Defendant Tan admitted his mistake in getting out of the car without turning off the engine. Photo: HD

Mr. Cuong's representative said that the luxury car was purchased in 2014 but Mr. Cuong gave it to singer Ho Ngoc Ha to use. Mr. Cuong will support the compensation for the remaining damages to the victims and the responsibility does not belong to him.

However, the court determined that Mr. Cuong was the owner of the car, and the law stipulates that the responsibility for compensation belongs to the owner, not "support". Mr. Cuong has the right to request singer Ho Ngoc Ha and defendant Tan to return the compensation through another civil case.

In court today, Tan admitted to violating traffic safety laws, causing particularly serious consequences. On the evening of February 10, 2015, he drove his Audi into Tan Son Nhat International Airport to pick up his cousin, singer Ho Ngoc Ha. When he stopped, Tan kept the engine running, forgot to put the gearshift in park, and opened the front door to help the singer load her luggage.

The car continued to move forward. Seeing this, Tan used his right foot (still in the car) to step on the brake but mistakenly stepped on the accelerator. The car accelerated into the waiting hall in front of the station, hit the sign and then hit the taxi driver. The luxury car continued to drive to the left side, hitting 16 people waiting for their relatives and only stopped when it collided with two other cars.

The accident killed one person, injured 15 people, including 3 victims with disabilities of 19-76%, and damaged two other cars...

After the accident, the singer and her ex-husband compensated and supported the victims.

According to VNE